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MESSAGES OF

RAMON

1953-1957

BOOK 7 | VOLUME 4

Executive Orders Part 1

President Ramon Magsaysay, Seventh President of the Philippines,
Third President of the Third Republic.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

1953-1957

BOOK 7 | VOLUME 4

Executive Orders Part 1

Messages of the President Book 7: Ramon Magsaysay
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Contents: vol. 1. Official Week and Month in Review - vol. 2.
Appointments and Designations - vol. 3. Historical Documents and
Papers - vol. 4. Executive Orders - vol. 5. Administrative Orders - vol. 6.
Proclamations - vol. 7. Other Issuances - vol. 8. Cabinet Minutes.

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MAGSAYSAY | Volume 4

INTRODUCTION

As the President’s chief message-crafting body, the Presidential Communications Development
and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO), is mandated to provide strategic communication leadership
and support to the Executive Branch, its composite agencies, and instrumentalities of government.

The PCDSPO is also mandated to act as custodian of the institutional memory of the Office of
the President. One of our projects is the continuation of the series of books called the Messages of the
President, started in 1936 by Jorge B. Vargas, Executive Secretary to President Manuel L. Quezon.
The series was a wide collection of executive issuances, speeches, messages, and other official papers
of the President. The volumes were intended to serve as the definitive compilation of presidential
documents. The series was continued until the Quirino administration, although the series for the
Presidential administrations of Presidents Quezon, Roxas, and Quirino were never completed.

In 2010, President Benigno S. Aquino III ordered the revival of the series and the constitution of a
complete set, covering all 15 presidential administrations. With pride, we continue what Vargas began.

We would like to extend our gratitude to our partners for without whose gracious cooperation,
this project would have not been possible.

A note on organization: Each presidential administration’s messages are in book form, compiled
and subdivided into volumes. The books are as follows:

Book 1: Emilio Aguinaldo
Book 2: Jose P. Laurel
Book 3: Manuel L. Quezon
Book 4: Sergio Osmena
Book 5: Manuel Roxas
Book 6: Elpidio Quirino
Book 7: Ramon Magsaysay
Book 8: Carlos P. Garcia
Book 9: Diosdado Macapagal
Book 10: Ferdinand E. Marcos
Book 11: Corazon C. Aquino
Book 12: Fidel V. Ramos
Book 13: Joseph Ejercito Estrada
Book 14: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Book 15: Benigno S. Aquino III

Each book is subdivided into the following volumes:

Volume 1: Official Week/Month in Review
Volume 2: Appointments and Designations
Volume 3: Historical Papers and Documents
Volume 4: Executive Orders
Volume 5: Administrative Orders
Volume 6: Proclamations

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Volume 7: Other issuances
Volume 8: Cabinet minutes

We hope that this collection will be a useful and vital reference for generations to come.

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PREFACE

On July 30, 2010, President Benigno S. Aquino III issued Executive Order No. 4, which effectively
renamed what was previously called the Malacanang Museum into the Presidential Museum and
Library (PML) and placed it under the supervision and control of the Presidential Communications
Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO). The PML is responsible for preserving,
managing, and promoting the history and heritage of the Philippine presidency. It is the principal
historical and artistic repository in support of the institution of the presidency, for the benefit of
the Republic and the Lilipino people. In partnership with the PCDSPO, which has pioneered the
publication of the Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines as a web archive and information
website, the PML has taken this mandate and placed it on the cutting edge of the information age.

Much has been done over the past years, under the administration of President Aquino III, to
digitize executive issuances, speeches, letters, and other presidential papers; and publish them online.
The project is not limited to a single administration, nor does it discriminate. This collection, published
as databases, as well as print and e-publications, includes documents from the presidency of Emilio
Aguinaldo to the current Aquino administration. This represents the government’s allegiance to
transparency, continuity, and the fostering of an informed citizenry, as well as an effort, in earnest, to
preserve the institutional memory of the Presidency. All this was done not just for the posterity, but for
the current generation and the ongoing task of nation building.

The PML are proud partners of the Official Gazette and PCDSPO team, to whom we made the
collections available. We sincerely hope that this series will serve as a vital reference to educators,
students, journalists, lawyers, historians, and the public at large.

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MAGSAYSAY | Volume 4

FOREWORD

This is the fourth volume of President Ramon Magsaysay’s official papers, which constitutes the
seventh book of the Messages of the President series. The series was started in 1936 by Executive
Secretary Jorge B. Vargas, during the first year in office of Manuel L. Quezon, the first President of
the Commonwealth of the Philippines. This volume collects President Magsaysay’s Executive Orders,
which provide for rules of a general or permanent character in implementation or execution of
constitutional or statutory powers.

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MAGSAYSAY | Volume 4

BOOK 7

PRESIDENT RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President Ramon Magsaysay was the seventh President of the Philippines and the third President
of the Republic of the Philippines after World War II. He assumed office on December 30, 1953 after
Elpidio Quirino lost his opportunity to get a second full term as President of the Philippines. President
Ramon Magsaysay was President until his death in an airplane accident on March 17, 1957. This was
the first time that an elected president did not come from the Senate.

The Executive Issuances of President Ramon Magsaysay began with Executive Order No. 1 and
Proclamation No. 1, issued on December 30, 1953, and ended with Administrative Order No. 394,
which was signed on March 17, 1957.

President Ramon Magsaysay’s documents were gathered from its official sources such as the
Official Gazette of the Philippines and Malacanang Records Office’s Book of Executive Issuances.

The American Psychological Association (APA) style was used for the citation. The titles that have
been provided by the researchers are enclosed in square brackets, considering that the exact wordings
and its order were not verbatim from the document being described. Book titles are italicized while
the speech titles are not. If in any case that the book title is the same as the title of the speech, it is
transcribed in italics because it is the book title.

CONTENTS

Introduction 9

Preface 1 1

Foreword 13

Research Notes 15

Executive Orders 23

• Executive Order Nos. 1-2 26

• Executive Order Nos. 3-4 29

• Executive Order Nos. 5-6 32

• Executive Order Nos. 7-8 34

• Executive Order Nos. 9-10 37

• Executive Order Nos. 11-12 43

• Executive Order Nos. 13-14 46

• Executive Order Nos. 15-16 48

• Executive Order Nos. 17-18 51

• Executive Order Nos. 19-20 53

• Executive Order Nos. 21 -22 56

• Executive Order Nos. 23-24 58

• Executive Order Nos. 25 - 26 62

• Executive Order Nos. 27 - 28 65

• Executive Order Nos. 29 - 30 68

• Executive Order Nos. 31 -32 70

• Executive Order Nos. 33 - 34 74

• Executive Order Nos. 35 - 36 77

• Executive Order Nos. 37 - 38 82

• Executive Order Nos. 39 - 40-A 85

• Executive Order Nos. 41 -42 90

• Executive Order Nos. 43 - 44 94

• Executive Order Nos. 45 - 46 96

• Executive Order Nos. 47 - 48 98

• Executive Order Nos. 49-50 1 01

• Executive Order Nos. 51-52 103

• Executive Order Nos. 53 - 54 106

• Executive Order Nos. 55 - 56 108

• Executive Order Nos. 57-58 110

• Executive Order Nos. 59-60 114

• Executive Order Nos. 61 - 62 118

• Executive Order Nos. 63 - 64 120

• Executive Order Nos. 65 - 66 123

• Executive Order Nos. 67 - 68 126

• Executive Order Nos. 69 - 70 129

• Executive Order Nos. 71 - 72 132

• Executive Order Nos. 73 - 74 134

• Executive Order Nos. 75 - 76 137

• Executive Order Nos. 77 - 78 139

• Executive Order Nos. 79- 80 142

• Executive Order Nos. 81-82 145

• Executive Order Nos. 83 - 84 148

• Executive Order Nos. 85 - 86 150

• Executive Order Nos. 87 - 88 153

• Executive Order Nos. 89 - 90 155

• Executive Order Nos. 91 - 92 157

• Executive Order Nos. 93 - 94 159

• Executive Order Nos. 95 - 96 161

• Executive Order Nos. 97-98 1 65

• Executive Order Nos. 99 - 100 168

• Executive Order Nos. 101 - 102 171

• Executive Order Nos. 103 - 104 174

• Executive Order Nos. 105 - 106 1 76

• Executive Order Nos. 107 - 108 1 79

• Executive Order Nos. 109-110 182

• Executive Order Nos. 111 -112 201

• Executive Order Nos. 113 - 114 203

• Executive Order Nos. 115 - 116 248

• Executive Order Nos. 117 - 118 251

• Executive Order Nos. 119 - 120 254

• Executive Order Nos. 121 - 122 268

• Executive Order Nos. 123 - 124 271

• Executive Order Nos. 125 - 126 274

• Executive Order Nos. 127 - 128 276

• Executive Order Nos. 129 - 130 279

• Executive Order Nos. 131 - 132 282

• Executive Order Nos. 133 - 134 285

• Executive Order Nos. 135 - 136 287

• Executive Order Nos. 137 - 138 290

• Executive Order Nos. 139 - 140 292

• Executive Order Nos. 141 - 142 295

• Executive Order Nos. 143 - 144 298

• Executive Order Nos. 145 - 146 301

• Executive Order Nos. 147 - 148 304

• Executive Order Nos. 149 - 150 307

• Executive Order Nos. 151 - 152 313

• Executive Order Nos. 153 - 154 315

• Executive Order Nos. 155 - 156 318

• Executive Order Nos. 157 - 158 321

• Executive Order Nos. 159 - 160 324

• Executive Order Nos. 161 - 162 326

• Executive Order Nos. 163 - 164 328

Executive Order Nos. 165 - 166 331

Executive Order Nos. 167 - 168 336

Executive Order Nos. 169 - 170 338

Executive Order Nos. 171 - 172 340

Executive Order Nos. 173 - 174 342

Executive Order Nos. 175 - 176 347

Executive Order Nos. 177 - 178 349

Executive Order Nos. 179 - 180 351

Executive Order Nos. 181 - 182 354

Executive Order Nos. 183 - 184 356

Executive Order Nos. 185 - 186 360

Executive Order Nos. 187 - 188 362

Executive Order Nos. 189 - 190 365

Executive Order Nos. 191 367

President Ramon Magsaysay addresses the participants of World Confederation
of Organizations of the Teaching Profession Assembly, at the House Session Hall
of the Old Legislative Building in Manila, August 1, 1956.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

1953-1957

BOOK 7 | VOLUME 4

Executive Orders Part 1

President Ramon Magsaysay inaugurating the 7-million-peso Jalaur River Irrigation System

in Dingle, Iloilo, January 12, 1957.

EXECUTIVE ORDERS

An Executive Order provides for rules of a general or permanent character in implementation or
execution of constitutional or statutory powers. The Executive Orders of President Ramon Magsaysay
began on December 30, 1953 with Executive Order No. 1 and ended on March 6, 1957 with Executive
Order No. 243.

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MALACANAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 1

CREATING THE PRESIDENTIAL COMPLAINT AND ACTION COMMISSION UNDER THE

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.

For the purpose of expediting actions on all complaints against the manner the various officials
and personnel of the different Executive Departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, instrumentalities
and government-owned or controlled corporations are performing the duties entrusted them by law
and on complaints against the acts, conduct or behaviour of any official or employee thereof, and
to encourage public participation in making government service mere responsive to the needs of the
people, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by
law, hereby create the Complaint and Action Commission in the Office of the President.

1. The Complaint and Action Commission shall be directly under and responsible solely to the
President of the Philippines.

2. The Complaint and Action Commission shall be headed by a Technical Assistant to be
designated by the President, who shall be known as Commissioner, and shall be composed of personnel
who may be assigned or detailed to the Commission from other departments, bureaus, offices, agencies
or instrumentalities of the government upon the recommendation of the Commissioner.

3. The Presidential Complaint and Action Commission shall have the following duties and
functions:

a. To conduct fact-finding investigations of complaints against the manner the various
executive departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, instrumentalities, and government-owned or
controlled corporations are performing the duties entrusted to them by law, or complaints against
the acts, conduct or behaviour of any officer or employee thereof;

b. To recommend promptly appropriate action on all such complaints as may be received
by the President or by the Commission to the end that justice, economy, efficiency and a high
standard of morality may be observed and effected in the various branches, departments, bureaus,
offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the Government, including government-owned or
controlled corporations;

c. To keep the President of the Philippines informed on the implementation of government
measures designed to improve the public service and the efficiency of government personnel;

d. To make and submit from time to time appropriate recommendations for the
improvement of the administration of the government and its essential services and operations;
and,

e. To perform such other duties and related functions as the President of the Philippines may
from time to time assign to the Commission.

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4. The Commissioner of the Presidential Complaint and Action Commission is hereby authorized
to utilize and allow the use of any form of transportation or means of conveyance in his official travels
or those of the Commission personnel.

5. The Commissioner or his representative may summon witnesses by subpoena and subpoena
duces tecum, administer oaths and take testimony relevant to the fact-finding investigation conducted
by them.

6. All departments, bureaus, offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the government,
including the government-owned and controlled corporations, are enjoined to extend full assistance
and cooperation to the Commissioner of the Presidential Complaint and Action Commission or his
representative. To facilitate this arrangement, the heads of all executive departments, bureaus, offices,
agencies and instrumentalities of the government, including the government-owned and controlled
corporations, shall designate an official whose services shall be made available to the Presidential
Complaint and Action Commission whenever such services are required on matters pertaining to their
respective departments, bureaus, offices, agencies or entities.

Done at the City of Manila, Philippines, this 30th day of December, in the year of Our Lord,
nineteen hundred and fifty-three, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1953). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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MALACANANG

RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 2

CHANGING “MALACANAN PALACE” TO “MALACANANG” AND DIRECTING THE
OMISSION OF “EXCELLENCY” IN ADDRESSING THE PRESIDENT

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the
Philippines, do hereby order:

1. The official residence of the President of the Philippines, heretofore referred to as “Malacanan
Palace,” shall hereafter be called “Malacanang.”

2. The word “Excellency” shall he omitted in addressing the President of the Philippines. He shall
be addressed as “Mr. President.” Letters and other communications will be addressed as follows:

President Ramon Magsaysay
Malacanang, Manila

Done in the City of Manila, this 4th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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MALACANANG

RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 3

ORGANIZING A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE,
PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE, INTO AN INDEPENDENT MUNICIPALITY UNDER

THE NAME OF HAMTIC.

Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Governor of Antique and pursuant to the provisions
of Section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, there is hereby organized in the province
of Antique a municipality to be known as the municipality of Hamtic, which shall consist of that
portion of the municipality of San Jose which is separated from the said municipality by the following
boundary lines:

From a point on the south bank of the mouth of Malandog River running northeasterly
in a straight imaginary line to a point on the northeast side of the San Jose-Hamtic provincial
road ten meters west of the intersection of this northeast side of said road with the northwest
side of the Sibalom-Piapi-Malandog provincial road; thence following approximately the
same direction in an imaginary line that is parallel to, and ten meters distant from the said
Sibalom-Piapi-Malandog provincial road until it touches the present boundary between
San Jose and Sibalom. (Used in this description: Sketch Map of the Municipality of San Jose
prepared June, 1951 by Surveyman C. Q. Tumangday and approved by the District Engineer,
Drawn to Scale 1:75,000.)

The municipality of Hamtic contains the following barrios; Malandog, Piapi, Buhang, Budbudan,
La Paz, Calala, Guintas, Lanag, Villavert-Jimenez, Asluman, Mapatag, Apdo, Fabrica, Bongbongan,
Bandiangan, Linaban, and Hamtic which shall be the seat of the municipal government.

The municipality of San Jose shall have its present territory minus the portion thereof included in
the municipality of Hamtic.

The municipality of Hamtic shall begin to exist upon the appointment and qualification of the
mayor, vice-mayor, and a majority of the councilors thereof, and upon the certification by the Secretary
of Finance or the Provincial Treasurer of Antique that said municipality is financially capable of
implementing the provisions of the Minimum Wage Law and providing for all the statutory obligations
and ordinary essential services of a regular municipality and that the mother municipality of San Jose,
after the segregation therefrom of the barrios comprised in the municipality of Hamtic, can still
maintain creditably its municipal government, meet all statutory obligations, and provide for essential
municipal services.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 5th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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MALACANANG

RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 4
ABOLISHING THE INTEGRITY BOARD

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the
Philippines, do hereby abolish the Integrity Board created in Executive Order No. 318 dated May 25,
1950, as amended.

The records, properties and equipment of the Integrity Board are hereby transferred to the
Presidential Complaint and Action Commission created in Executive Order No. 1 dated December 30,
1953.

Done in the City of Manila, this 5th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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MALACANANG

RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 5

DISSOLVING THE PROPERTY REQUISITION COMMITTEE, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
AND TRANSFERRING ITS FUNCTIONS TO THE DIFFERENT EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

OF THE GOVERNMENT

To expedite the procurement of much-needed equipment and materials of the different operating
agencies of the Government, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law, do hereby order that:

1. The Property Requisition Committee, Office of the President is hereby dissolved and its
functions transferred to the different executive departments of the Government, effective today;

2. The records, equipment and personnel of the Property Requisition Committee are to be
redeployed to the proper offices concerned.

Done at the City of Manila, this 7th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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MALACANANG

RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 6

MERGING THE MUNICIPALITY OF AMAYA, CREATED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED
SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 5, 1953, WITH THE MUNICIPALITY

OF TANZA, PROVINCE OF CAVITE.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section Sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, and public
welfare so requiring, the municipality of Amaya, created by Executive Order Numbered Six hundred
thirty-nine, issued on November 5, 1953, is hereby merged with the municipality of Tanza, province of
Cavite, to which it originally belonged.

Done in the City of Manila, this 7th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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MALACANANG

RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 7

CREATING THE PEACE AND AMELIORATION FUND COMMISSION

Whereas, the tasks of maintaining peace and order and of making the Government responsive to
the needs and the best interest and welfare of the people demand the cooperation of every inhabitant;

Whereas, the successful accomplishment of these task urgently require additional funds for
carrying out the purposes hereinafter stated; and

Whereas, responsible elements of the nation have manifested their spirit of adherence and
cooperation in this respect and have signified their desire to contribute in the campaign to raise such
funds;

Now, therefore, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers
vested in me by law, do hereby create the Peace and Amelioration Fund Commission which shall be
charged with the responsibility of raising funds from voluntary contributions to carry out the purposes
of this Order.

Said funds shall be (1) for the purchase of loose firearms and such other arms and equipment
as can be used to resist the violent elements in accordance with the provisions of Republic Acts Nos.
486 and 482; (2) for the compensation of additional members of the Armed Forces to be employed in
the peace campaign; (3) for indemnity to the heirs of those who may die or receive injuries in line of
duty; (4) for other relief and assistance to civilians who may be engaged in the peace campaign; (5) for
aid in the protection of the civilian population in case of emergency; (6) for payment of cash rewards
to civilians for the surrender, capture or killing or for information leading to the capture or killing of
leaders of the dissidents and subversive organizations or for such other assistance rendered directly
in connection with the current peace and order campaign and for intelligence, counter-intelligence
and psychological warfare expenses of the Department of National Defense; and (7) for payment of
expenses in connection with investigation of complaints filed with the Office of the President against
the manner the various executive departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, instrumentalities, and
government-owned or controlled corporations are performing the duties entrusted to them by law,
or complaints against the acts, conduct or behaviour of any officer or employee thereof. The amounts
collected shall be allotted by authority of the President of the Philippines, upon the recommendation
of the Chairman of the Commission, the Treasurer of the Commission and the Commissioner of the
Budget. All the contributions and disbursements of the Commission shall be audited by the Auditor
General or his representative in accordance with law.

The Commission shall be composed of a Chairman, a vice-Chairman and Treasurer, a Member
and Secretary, and not more than twelve members, all to be chosen by the President of the Philippines.

The unexpended balance of the Peace Fund and all the records, properties and equipment of the
Peace Fund Campaign Commission created under Executive Order No. 345 dated September 19, 1950,

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which were transferred to the Department of National Defense under Executive Order No. 655 dated
December 18, 1953, are hereby transferred to the Peace and Amelioration Fund Commission herein
created.

The Commission is hereby authorized to create local committees to assist in the performance
of its functions and to adopt such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to carry out the
purposes of this Order. It may secure the services of officers and employees of any department, bureau,
agency, board, commission, office or instrumentality of the Government, whose assistance it may
require in accomplishing its task.

Done in the City of Manila, this 7th day of January, the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 50(1), 4-6.

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MALACANANG

MANILA

RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 8

PROHIBITING THE SLAUGHTERING OF CARABAOS FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR.

In order to carry out effectively the provisions of Republic Act No. 11 and to conserve our work
animals for agricultural purposes, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, do hereby
order:

1. The slaughtering of carabaos for a period of one year from January 31, 1954, is hereby
prohibited.

2. The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources and all public officials are hereby enjoined
not to issue during said period any permit for the slaughtering of carabaos.

Done in the City of Manila, this 26th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9

PROMULGATING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OF
THE LICENSING, SALE, POSSESSION, USE, STORAGE AND MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES.

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the
Philippines, do hereby order and promulgate the following rules and regulations for the control and
supervision of the licensing, sale, possession, use, storage and manufacture of explosives or their
ingredients:

1 . Any person or entity desiring to manufacture, sell, store, possess or use gunpowder, dynamite,
explosives, blasting supplies or their ingredients shall make application to the Chief of Constabulary
thru the Chief of the Firearms and Explosives Section, Headquarters Philippine Constabulary, and the
Flag Officer in Command of the Philippine Navy stating therein the purpose for which the license
and/or permit is applied for and such information as may be especially requested by the Chief of
Constabulary before acting upon the application. The application shall be filed with the Chief of
the Firearms and Explosives Section, Headquarters Philippine Constabulary, who shall, in the first
instance, screen and process the same. Applications favorably considered by the Chief of the Firearms
and Explosives Section, Headquarters Philippine Constabulary, shall be forwarded by him to the Flag
Officer in Command of the Philippine Navy who, after giving due and proper consideration to the
purpose for which the license or permit is applied for, shall recommend approval or disapproval of
the application to the Chief of Constabulary. Only applications favorably recommended by the Flag
Officer in Command of the Philippine Navy may be considered by the Chief of Constabulary who,
upon approval, shall issue the license or licenses applied for. The Chief of Constabulary may, however,
disapprove an application notwithstanding any favorable recommendation by the Flag Officer in
Command of the Philippine Navy, if in his opinion public interest so warrants. The powers herein
granted to the Flag Officer in Command of the Philippine Navy to process and recommend approval or
disapproval of an application to manufacture, sell, store, possess or use gunpowder, blasting supplies,
dynamite, explosives and their ingredients, and the powers of the Chief of Constabulary to approve
applications for licenses and/or permits shall be personally exercised by them and shall in no manner
be delegated to subordinate officers.

2. Any person or entity licensed under the law to deal in, manufacture, purchase, store, possess,
use or handle gunpowder, dynamite, explosives, blasting supplies or their ingredients shall be required
to store his stock in vaults or magazines under the control and supervision of an officer of the Philippine
Constabulary or any other officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines who has been previously
placed on detached service with the Philippine Constabulary for this purpose, as representative of
the Chief of Constabulary. Such officer designated as representative of the Chief of Constabulary

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shall keep and maintain a permanent record wherein all acquisitions, purchases, sales, expenditures
and withdrawals of gunpowder, dynamite, explosives, blasting supplies or their ingredients shall be
entered chronologically, together with the names of all persons using them or to whom they are sold
or issued. All entries in said record shall be supported by the corresponding permits issued by the
Chief of Constabulary. A weekly report in triplicate of all such acquisitions, sales, expenditures or
other dispositions of gunpowder, dynamite, explosives, blasting supplies or their ingredients shall be
submitted by the officer designated as the representative of the Chief of Constabulary to the Chief of
Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Chief of Constabulary, and the Flag Officer in Command of the
Philippine Navy, for each particular licensee or holder of special permit.

3. The Chief of Constabulary, thru the Provincial Commanders, shall designate officers or
enlisted men of the Philippine Constabulary with ranks not lower than sergeant, or any other officers or
enlisted men of the Armed Forces of the Philippines with ranks not lower than sergeant who are made
available for the purpose by the Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, to act as witnesses of
all expenditures and use of gunpowder, dynamite, explosives, blasting supplies or their ingredients by
duly licensed persons and entities; and no explosives, gunpowder, dynamite, blasting supplies or their
ingredients shall be detonated or used without the presence of said officers or enlisted men. Any officer
or enlisted man designated to witness such detonation or use of explosives in any form shall keep a
record of all such expenditures, detonation, or use witnessed by him, indicating therein the time, place
of use or detonation, and the quantity of explosives so detonated or used, and shall render a report
thereof to the Provincial Commander, Philippine Constabulary, immediately thereafter. Officers and
enlisted men designated as witnesses to the use or other disposition of explosives shall be rotated at
least once a month.

4. The Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, shall submit monthly reports of all
purchases and dispositions by individual licensees of gunpowder, dynamite, explosives, blasting caps
and fuses, and their ingredients to the President of the Philippines thru the Secretary of National
Defense.

5. Personnel of the Philippine Navy specifically designated by the Flag Officer in Command of
the Philippine Navy are hereby empowered to enforce the provisions of this Executive Order and also
those of Act No. 3023 in collaboration with the personnel of the Philippine Constabulary.

6. The Chief of Constabulary and the Flag Officer in Command of the Philippine Navy are each
authorized to employ additional military and civilian personnel for the purpose of carrying out the
missions entrusted respectively to the Philippine Constabulary and the Philippine Navy under this
Executive Order.

7. Any violation of this Executive Order shall be sufficient ground for the cancellation of the
license and/or permit and confiscation of the explosives involved.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 1st day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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MALACANANG

RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10

CREATING A NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL, PROVINCIAL AGRICULTURAL
COUNCILS, CITY AGRICULTURAL COUNCILS, AND MUNICIPAL AGRICULTURAL COUNCILS

Whereas, in order to carry out effectively the national program of agricultural development of
the Philippines, it is necessary that there be close cooperation between the Government and the Filipino
farmers throughout the country;

Whereas, it is necessary that in the formulation of the national program of agricultural
development, the Department of Agricultural and Natural Resources get the benefit of the views and
experiences of those actually engaged in farming; and

Whereas, for the effective and speedy implementation of such program and for a close
coordination of efforts designed to promote the welfare of the rural folk, it is advisable that there be
consultations and mutual understanding between those actually engaged in farming and agricultural
business and the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources;

Now, therefore, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, by vitrue of the powers
vested in me by law, do hereby create a National Agricultural Council whose function shall be to
advise the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources on matters pertaining to the different
phases of agriculture. The Council shall be composed of a chairman who shall be the Secretary of
Agriculture and Natural Resources and 10 private individuals engaged in farming and familiar with
the agricultural problems of the country to be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon the
recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources and to serve for a term of
1 year without compensation.

The National Agricultural Council shall have the following functions:

1. To advise the Government in the formulation of an Agricultural Policy and a Five-Year
Agricultural Program;

2. To present to the government, particularly the Department of Agriculture and Natural
Resources, the problems affecting agriculture and to make suggestions for their solution;

3. To advise the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources in the formulation of practical
ways and means of promoting agriculture, including its proper financing;

4. To evaluate the field of activities and the work of said Department; and

5. To provide means for a constant exchange of information and consultation between said
Department and the farmers.

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In the exercise of its functions, the Council is hereby authorized to call upon any department,
bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of the Government for such information, professional
consultation and assistance as may be needed.

The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources is also hereby authorized to organize a
Provincial Agricultural Council in each province, a City Agricultural Council in each city where
it is needed, and a Municipal Agricultural Council in each municipality, the members thereof to be
appointed by him.

The Provincial Agricultural Council shall have the following functions:

1 . To advise the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources in the formulation of a Five-
Year Agricultural Program for the province in accordance with crop regional adaptability, taking into
account the advice and suggestions of the different City and Municipal Agricultural Councils;

2. To present to said Department the problems affecting agriculture and to make suggestions for
their solution;

3. To evaluate the work of the Department and its officials and employees in the province;

4. To provide means for a constant exchange of information and consultation between the
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources and its personnel in the province on the one hand
and the farmers on the other; and

5. To induce organization of rural associations to undertake local projects with the cooperation
of the Government.

The City and Municipal Agricultural Councils shall have the following functions:

1 . To advise the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources in the formulation of a Five-
Year Agricultural Program for the City or Municipality based on regional crop adaptability;

2. To present to the Director of the Bureau of Agricultural Extension the problems of local
agriculture and to make suggestions for their solution;

3. To cooperate with the technicians and assist the extension men and other agricultural fieldmen
of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources in arousing the enthusiasm of the people in
their respective city or municipality for better farming practices, and to promote wide dissemination of
knowledge and sound farming practices as recommended by said Department;

4. To induce farmers in their respective jurisdiction to organize themselves into producers’
cooperative; and

5. To promote the development of rural community on the basis of self-help programs or
projects.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 1st day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 50(2), 503-505.

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MALACANANG

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OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11
CREATING THE LIBERTY WELLS ASSOCIATION

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, do
hereby order:

1. There is hereby created under the Department of Health a Committee to be known as the
“Liberty Wells Association” (hereinafter referred to as the “Association”) whose duties, powers and
functions shall be as follows:

(a) To solicit contributions to the Government from the public of funds and materials to be used
exclusively for the construction and development of artesian wells and other sources of potable water
supply for rural communities in the Philippines lacking in financial resources to provide an adequate
and safe water supply.

( b ) To adopt and promulgate rules and regulations governing the selection of sites where such
community water supplies shall be installed, including sites specifically designated by donors.

(c) To prescribe appropriate permanent markers to be placed at the water supply in
commemoration of the respective donors whose donations or contributions make possible the
establishment of such water supply, or of those whom the donors may desire to commemorate.

(d) To give due recognition to donors of the fund herein established, through publicity, diplomas,
and otherwise.

(e) To see to it that the moneys and materials donated to constitute the fund are used solely to
carry out the purposes of the donation.

(/) To approve the conditions of donations made to such fund and to refuse donations which
carry unacceptable conditions.

(g) To recommend to the Government measures calculated to facilitate and further the
establishment of community water supplies.

2. The members of the Association shall be all donors of P5,000 or more and those who have
rendered very signal service to the Association. The members shall be appointed by the President upon
recommendation of the Executive Committee as created in paragraph 4 of this Order and shall hold
office at the pleasure of the President.

3. The Secretary of Health is hereby designated ex-oficio Chairman of the Association. He shall
appoint such other officers and sub-committees as he may deem convenient or necessary in carrying
out the duties and functions of the Association, and the Department of Health shall furnish office and
clerical facilities to the Association.

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4. From among the members of the Association the Chairman shall appoint an Executive
Committee composed of nine members.

5. All contributions to the Association shall be deposited with any bank or banks designated
by the Executive Committee. Disbursements from the fund shall be made with the approval of the
Executive Committee upon checks signed by the Chairman and Treasurer and supported by vouchers
approved by authorized officials representing the Philippine Council for United States Aid and the
Foreign Operations Administration.

6. None of the moneys or materials contributed shall be used for any purpose other than for
the labor and materials required to establish artesian wells or develop water supplies. The department
heads concerned are authorized and directed to apply public funds legally available for the purpose
to defray expenses of surveys, technical supervision, transportation, inspection, administration and
surcharges.

7. All contributors to the Association shall be collectively known as the “Liberty Wells
Brotherhood”. The Association is authorized to establish appropriate grades in said Brotherhood, in
accordance with the contributions made by the individual.

8. Contributions to the Association fall within the tax exemptions prescribed for income and
gift taxes.

9. All public officials having to do with the custody, audit, disbursement, and use of the
Liberty Wells Fund are directed to give all needful facilities to the Association to enable the latter to
determine that the fund has been used for the purposes herein set forth. The Association shall publish
an annual report of the collections received and the use made of the fund.

10. The Executive Committee shall prescribe such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary
for the management of the affairs of the Association.

Done in the City of Manila, this 3rd day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 50(2), 505-507.

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OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 12
CREATING A COUNCIL OF STATE

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the
Philippines, do hereby create a Council of State whose duty shall be to advise the President on such
matters of public policy as he may from time to time lay before it.

The Council of State shall be composed of the following:

The Vice-President

The President of the Senate

The Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Members of the Cabinet

The President pro-tempore of the Senate

The Speaker pro-tempore of the House of Representatives

The Majority Floor Leader of the Senate

The Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives

The Chairman of the National Economic Council who is concurrently Coordinator of U.S. Aid
and Philippine Counterpart Funds
The President of the Governors’ League (Majority Party)

and such other persons as the President may appoint from time to time.

Done in the City of Manila, this 11th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954).
Presidential Museum and Library.

[Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:

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OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 13

CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF PAGUDPUD IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE

Pursuant to the provisions of section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, the barrios
of Baduang, Burayoc, Dampig, Pagudpud, Pasaleng, Subec, Tarrag and Tongotong are hereby separated
from the municipality of Bangui, province of Ilocos Norte, and organized into an independent
municipality to be known as the Municipality of Pagudpud with the seat of government at the Barrio
of Pagudpud.

The municipality of Pagudpud shall begin to exist upon the appointment and qualification of the
mayor, vice-mayor and a majority of the councilors thereof, and upon the certification by the Secretary
of Finance that said municipality is financially capable of implementing the previsions of the Minimum
Wage Law and providing for all the statutory obligations and ordinary essential services of a regular
municipality and that the mother municipality of Bangui, after the segregation therefrom of the barrios
comprised in the municipality of Pagudpud, can still maintain creditably its municipal government,
meet all statutory obligations, and provide for essential municipal services.

Done in the City of Manila, this 14th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 14

MERGING THE MUNICIPALITY OF VICTORIA, CREATED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER
NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT ISSUED ON OCTOBER 14, 1953,
WITH THE MUNICIPALITY OF ALLEN, PROVINCE OF SAMAR.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section Sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, and public
welfare so requiring, the municipality of Victoria, created by Executive Order Numbered Six hundred
twenty-eight, issued on October 14, 1953, is hereby merged with the municipality of Allen, province of
Samar, to which it originally belonged.

Done in the City of Manila, this 14th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 15

IMPLEMENTING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 657, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CASSAVA FLOUR
LAW, IN THE INTEREST OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY.

WHEREAS, it is the declared policy of the Government to promote the production, processing
and consumption of cassava flour;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the said policy, Republic Act No. 657, otherwise known as the Cassava
Flour Law, authorizes and directs the Price Stabilization Corporation (PRISCO) to prescribe as a
condition for the issuance of any license to import wheat flour from abroad that the importer shall buy
cassava flour in such proportions, not to exceed thirty per centum (30%) of wheat flour by weight, as
may be prescribed by the Administrator of Economic Coordination, and shall sell cassava flour and
wheat flour in the same proportions; and

WHEREAS, with the expiration of Republic Act No. 650, otherwise known as the Import Control
Law, the PRISCO can no longer implement the provisions of Republic Act No. 657;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

1. Any importer of wheat flour who shall apply with the Central Bank of the Philippines for
dollar allocation for use in the importation of wheat flour shall be required to secure from the PRISCO
a certification that he has already purchased or contracted to purchase cassava flour with manufacturers
or suppliers of locally-produced cassava flour in an amount equivalent to any percentage which the
PRISCO may prescribe, provided that such percentage shall not exceed thirty per centum (30%) of
the imported wheat flour by weight. Importers of wheat flour in turn shall not sell wheat flour without
at the same time requiring the purchaser to buy the corresponding proportion of caasava flour as set
forth in the rules and regulations which may be prescribed by the PRISCO.

2. For the purpose of implementing the provisions of this Order, the PRISCO is hereby
authorized to collect a service fee of one-half of one per centum (1/2%) of the face value of the cassava
flour for which it makes the required certification to the Central Bank of the Philippines, the said fee
to be used to defray the expenses of certification, regulation and supervision. No other fee shall be
imposed. Any unexpended balance thereof shall be spent by the PRISCO for surveys and researches,
promotion and publicity, and general development of the cassava industry.

3. In order to insure that a fair and equitable percentage of cassava flour is purchased by
every wheat flour importer, the Central Bank of the Philippines shall furnish the PRISCO a list of
dollar allocations granted to wheat flour importers, said list to be held by the PRISCO as confidential
information which shall not be released to the public or to individual importers.

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4. Any importer of wheat flour who refuses or purposely avoids or deliberately fails to comply
with the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 hereof shall be subject to the penalties provided in
Republic Act No. 657.

5. All executive orders, administrative orders and proclamations, or parts thereof, inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Done in the City of Manila, this 15th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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MALACANANG

RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 16

MERGING THE TERRITORIES OF THE NEW MUNICIPALITIES OF VILLANUEVA AND
LIBERTAD WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE MOTHER MUNICIPALITIES OF JASAAN, TAGOLOAN,

INITAO AND ALUBIJID, ORIENTAL MISAMIS

Pursuant to the provisions of section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, and
public welfare so requiring, such portions of the territories of the municipalities of Villanueva and
Libertad, created under Executive Orders Nos. 632 and 633, series of 1953, as were taken from the
municipalities of Jasaan, Tagoloan, Initao and Alubijid, all of the Province of Oriental Misamis, are
hereby merged with the municipalities to which said portions respectively belonged before the issuance
of said executive orders.

Executive Orders Nos. 632 and 633, both series of 1953, are hereby revoked.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 9th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 50(3), 957.

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OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 17
FIXING OFFICE HOURS DURING THE HOT SEASON

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 564 of the Revised Administrative Code, the office hours of
all government bureaus and offices, including the provincial, city and municipal governments, during
the period from April 1 to June 15, 1954, both dates inclusive, are hereby reduced to five continuous
hours which shall be from eight o’clock in the morning to one o’clock in the afternoon. The provisions
of this Order shall not apply to the offices in the City of Baguio, whether national, provincial or
municipal.

This Order shall not oblige the Head of any department, bureau, or office to reduce as herein
provided the office hours in his department, bureaus, or office, but leaves the same to his discretion
subject to the requirements of the service and provided that the usual volume of work is not diminished
by the reduction of office hours.

Done in the City of Manila, this 17th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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MALACANANG

RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 18

TERMINATING THE COLLECTION OF TOLLS AT THE TINORI-AN AND QUIANAN
(TIOLAS) TOLL BRIDGES, PROVINCE OF ILOILO.

The total cost of the Tinori-an and Quianan (Tiolas) Toll Bridges, in the province of Iloilo, plus
interest at the rate of 4% per annum, having been fully recovered, as certified in accordance with the
provisions of Act No. 3500, as amended, it is hereby ordered that the collection of tolls at the Tinori-an
and Quianan (Tiolas) Toll Bridges be terminated.

This Order shall take effect upon receipt of copy hereof by the Provincial Treasurer of Iloilo.

Done in the City of Manila, this 17th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1
Presidential Museum and Library.

100]. Manila:

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 19

CREATING THE PRESIDENTIAL COMPLAINTS AND ACTION COMMITTEE UNDER THE

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.

Cognizant of the numerous complaints being received by the Office of the President regarding
the manner the various officials and personnel of the different Executive Departments, bureaus,
offices, agencies, instrumentalities and government-owned or controlled corporations are performing
the duties entrusted to them by law and complaints against the acts, conduct or behaviour of any
official or employee thereof, and for the purpose of expediting actions on all such complaints and
encouraging public participation in making government service more responsive to the needs of the
people, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by
law, hereby create the Complaints and Action Committee in the Office of the President.

1 . The Complaints and Action Committee shall be directly under and responsible solely to the
President of the Philippines.

2. The Complaints and Action Committee shall be headed by a Technical Assistant to be
designated by the President, who shall be known as Chairman, and shall be composed of such personnel
as may be required to properly carry out its duties and functions. Personnel of other departments,
bureaus, offices, agencies or instrumentalities of the government may, upon recommendation of the
Chairman, be assigned or detailed to the Committee.

3. The Presidential Complaints and Action Committee shall have the following duties and
functions:

a. To receive, process and evaluate, and to conduct or cause the performance of preliminary
fact-finding investigations of, complaints regarding the manner the various executive departments,
bureaus, offices, agencies or instrumentalities of the government, including government-owned or
controlled corporations are performing the duties entrusted to them by law;

b. To receive, process and evaluate, and to conduct or cause the performance of preliminary
fact-finding investigations of, sworn complaints against the acts, conduct or behaviour of
any official or employee of any of the executive departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, or
instrumentalities of the government, including government-owned or controlled corporations;

c. To refer and/or recommend to the governmental agency concerned for appropriate
action all such complaints as may be received by the Committee to the end that justice, economy,
efficiency and a high standard of morality may be observed and effected in the various branches,
departments, bureaus, offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the government, including
government-owned or controlled corporations;

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d. To keep the President of the Philippines informed on the implementation of government
measures designed to improve the public service and the efficiency of government personnel;

e. To make and submit from time to time appropriate recommendations for the improvement
of the administration of the government and its essential services and operations; and

f. To perform such other duties and related functions as the President of the Philippines may
from time to time assign to it.

4. The Chairman of the Presidential Complaints and Action Committee is hereby authorized to
utilize and allow the use of any form of transportation or means of conveyance in his official travels or
those of the Committee personnel.

5. The Chairman or his representative may summon witnesses by subpoena and subpoena
duces tecum, administer oaths and take testimony relevant to the preliminary fact-finding investigation
conducted by them.

6. All departments, bureaus, offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the government,
including the government-owned and controlled corporations, are enjoined to extend full assistance
and cooperation to the Chairman of the Presidential Complaints and Action Committee or his
representative. To facilitate this arrangement, the heads of all executive departments, bureaus, offices,
agencies and instrumentalities of the government, including government-owned and controlled
corporations, shall designate an official whose services shall be made available to the Presidential
Complaints and Action Committee whenever such services are required on matters pertaining to their
respective departments, bureaus, offices, agencies or entities.

This Executive Order supersedes Executive Order No. 1, dated December 30, 1953.

Done in the City of Manila, this 17th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). / Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 153]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 20

TRANSFERRING THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF STO. TOMAS,
PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA, FROM BARRIO SAN MATIAS TO THE OLD POBLACION OF

SANTO TOMAS

Pursuant to the provisions of Section sixty eight of the Revised Administrative Code, the seat of
government of the municipality of Santo Tomas, province of Pampanga, is hereby transferred from
Barrio San Matias to the old poblacion of Santo Tomas in the same municipality.

Executive Order No. 657, issued on December 22, 1953, is hereby revoked.

The transfer herein made shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1
Presidential Museum and Library.

100]. Manila:

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 21

AMENDING PARAGRAPH FIVE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. Ill, DATED AUGUST 30, 1937,
ENTITLED “PROHIBITING AND RESTRICTING THE PRACTICE OF NEPOTISM”.

Paragraph Five of Executive Order Numbered One Hundred Eleven, dated August 30, 1937, is
hereby amended to read as follows:

“The following are exempted from the operation of these rules: persons employed in a
confidential capacity, teachers, physicians and members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines,
provided, however, that in each particular instance full report of such appointment shall be made
to the President. The restriction mentioned in Section 2 hereof shall not also be applicable to the
case of a member of any family who, after his or her appointment to any position in an office or
bureau, contracts marriage with someone employed in the same office or bureau, in which event
the employment or retention therein of both husband and wife may be allowed.”

Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954).
Presidential Museum and Library.

[ Executive Order Nos.:

100]. Manila:

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 22

PROHIBITING THE USE OF TRAWLS IN SAN MIGUEL BAY

In order to effectively protect the municipal fisheries of San Miguel Bay, Camarines Norte and
Camarines Sur, and to conserve fish and other aquatic resources of the area, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY,
President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order that:

1. Fishing by means of trawls (utase, otter and/or paranzella) of any kind, in the waters
comprised within San Miguel Bay, is hereby prohibited.

2. Trawl shall mean, for the purpose of this Order, a fishing net made in the form of a bag with
the mouth kept open by a device, the whole affair being towed, dragged, trailed or trawled on the
bottom of the sea to capture demersal, ground or bottom species.

3. Violation of the provisions of this Order shall subject the offender to the penalty provided
under Section 83 of Act 4003, or a fine of not more than two hundred pesos, or imprisonment for not
more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the Court.

Done in the City of Manila, this 5th day of April, nineteen hundred and fifty-four and of the
Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 23

PROVIDING AN AWARD OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P100, 000.00) FOR THE
BEST METHOD OF ERADICATING RATS BY MEANS OF MICROORGANISM - VIRUS,
BACTERIUM, BACILLUS OR FUNGUS - NOT DANGEROUS TO HUMAN BEINGS,

ANIMALS AND PLANTS.

WHEREAS, it is imperative that immediate steps be taken towards the protection of the life and
health of the people and of the country’s agricultural crops and valuable plants from the scourge of
animal pests that are a menance to society and a blight to the national economy; and

WHEREAS, to give added impetus to the realization of this objective, it is advisable to enlist
the support end assistance of every resident of this country by offering the best incentive designed to
encourage and inspire his creative effort in this direction;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

1. The sum of P100,000.00 is authorized to be paid out of any existing appropriations for the
Executive Office that may be lawfully used for the purpose, as prize or award to any person who
can discover any microorganism - virus, bacterium, bacillus or fungus - capable of killing outright
and exterminating rats that spread disease or destroy agricultural crops, products, foods, clothing and
plants essential to the national economy and useful to the life, health and well-being of the people.

2. The rat-killing microorganism, such as virus, bacterium, bacillus or fungus for which the prize
should be awarded, shall not be dangerous or harmful to human beings, to livestock, to other valuable
animals and plants.

3. A Committee is hereby created called Committee on the Rat Control Award, composed of
the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, as Chairman, and the Secretary of Health and
the Social Welfare Administrator, as members. This Committee is authorized to create a Beard of
Judges composed of seven (7) competent scientists who will help the Committee determine and select
the winner of the P100, 000. 00 herein authorized to be awarded. The Committee is also authorized
to promulgate rules and regulations governing such award and to call upon any department, bureau,
office, agency or instrumentality of the Government, including the government-owned or controlled
corporations, for such assistance as it may require in determining and selecting the winner of the award
in accordance with the provisions of this Order.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 7th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 24

CREATING THE CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL OF STUDENTS

For the purpose of enabling students to deliberate upon and discuss national problems, participate
actively in the conduct of public affairs, promote their interest in civic welfare, stimulate their initiative
in youth development programs and in order to bring youth and student problems directly to the
immediate attention of the Government, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, hereby create the Consultative Council of Students.

1. The Consultative Council of Students shall be composed of a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman
and seventeen members to be designated be the President for specified terms from recognized leaders
in student and youth organizations. The Chairman shall serve as Technical Assistant on Youth and
Student Affairs.

2. The Council shall have the following duties and functions:

a. To study and recommend to the President ways and means of encouraging student
activity with a view to developing useful skills, civic habits and manly virtues in every young
Filipino during the formative years;

b. To study and recommend to the President ways and means of fitting youth and student
action into the government program of barrio development and community improvement;

c. To study and recommend to the President ways and means of counteracting subversive
activities designed to unduly influence the youth and student population against the established
government and democratic way of life;

d. To select undergraduate or graduate students who have the aptitude and qualifications
for specialization in particular fields of learning and to recommend them for scholarships; and

e. To study and discuss such other problems concerning youth and student affairs as the
President may assign to it and to recommend appropriate solution therefor.

3. The Council shall maintain a Secretariat, under the Chairman, which shall be responsible for
the administration of the affairs of the Council.

4. All departments, bureaus, offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the government, including
government-owned or controlled corporations, shall extend such necessary assistance and cooperation
as may be requested by the Council through its Chairman.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 8th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 25

AMENDING PARAGRAPH 3, PART II OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 321 DATED JUNE 12, 1950,
ENTITLED “PRESCRIBING THE CODE OF THE NATIONAL FLAG AND THE NATIONAL
ANTHEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.”

Paragraph 3, Part II of Executive Order No. 321 dated June 12, 1950, is hereby amended to read
as follows:

“3. The National Anthem should not be played and sung for mere recreation, amusement or
entertainment purposes in social gatherings purely private in nature or at political or partisan meetings
or places of hilarious or vicious amusement. It should, however, be sung in schools so the children
may know it by heart. It may also be played during the ‘signing off’ but not on ‘signing on’ of radio
broadcasting stations.”

Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 26

AMENDING FURTHER THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 79,
DATED DECEMBER 17, 1945, ENTITLED “CREATING A QUEZON MEMORIAL
COMMITTEE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE NATION-WIDE CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FUNDS
FOR THE ERECTION OF A NATIONAL MONUMENT IN HONOR OF THE
LATE PRESIDENT MANUEL L. QUEZON.”

The first paragraph of Executive Order No. 79 dated December 17, 1945, as amended by
Executive Order No. 12 dated August 19, 1946, Executive Order No. 137 dated May 7, 1948,
Executive Order No. 164 dated August 12, 1948, Executive Order No. 213 dated April 20, 1949,
Executive Order No. 233 dated June 30, 1949, Executive Order No. 387 dated December 22, 1950,
and Executive Order No. 627 dated October 8, 1953, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

“By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the
Philippines, do hereby create and constitute a Quezon Memorial Committee which shall be composed
of the following:

Hon. Vicente Orosa Chairman

Hon. Filemon C. Rodriguez Vice-Chairman

Hon. Ramon Roces Vice-Chairman

The Secretary of Finance Member

The Secretary of Education Member

The Secretary of Labor Member

Hon. Jorge B. Vargas Member

The President, Philippine Chamber of Commerce Member

The President, National Federation of Women’s Clubs of the Philippines Member

The President, Manila Rotary Club Member

The President, JAYCEES Member

The President, Lions International, Manila Member

The Treasurer of the Philippines Member

Mr. Eugenio Puyat Member”

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Done in the City of Manila, this 19th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 27

PROHIBITING THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF VISITING
OFFICIALS AND THE COLLECTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES FOR THE SAME PURPOSE.

WHEREAS, experience has shown that expenses incurred by local governments for the
entertainment of inspecting or visiting members of the Cabinet or other ranking government officials
constitute a heavy drain on their finances;

WHEREAS, these officials are provided with funds for their travelling expenses and are entitled
to reimbursement of said expenses actually incurred by them in their official inspection or visit from
the funds pertaining to their respective offices; and

WHEREAS, this administration is committed to the use of public funds for strictly official
purposes;

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by law, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY,
President of the Philippines, do hereby prohibit the use of local governments’ funds for the
entertainment of any government official who may be on official inspection or visit in the provinces,
cities or municipalities, and enjoin provincial, city and municipal officials from tendering any such
entertainments even if chargeable against private funds. I also prohibit the collection of contributions
from government officials and employees for the same purpose.

Done in the City of Manila, this 19th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954).
Presidential Museum and Library.

[Executive Order Nos.:

100]. Manila:

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 28

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 651 DATED DECEMBER 15, 1953,
CREATING THE ROXAS MEMORIAL COMMISSION.

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the
Philippines, do hereby amend Executive Order No. 651 dated December 15, 1953, by providing that
the Roxas Memorial Commission therein created shall be composed of the following:

1 . The Secretary of Public Works and Communications Chairman

2. The Secretary of Commerce and Industry Vice-Chairman

3. The Administrator of Economic Coordination Member

4. The Administrator, Social Welfare Administration Member

5. The Treasurer of the Philippines Member Sc

Treasurer

6. The Director, National Planning Commission Member

7. Mrs. Trinidad de Leon Vda. de Roxas Member

8. The President of War Widows Member

9. The President, Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines Member

10. The President, Manila Theaters Association Member

1 1 . The Chairman, Board of Trustees, Arts Council of the Philippines Member

12. A Representative of the Philippine National Press Club Member

13. A representative of the Women Writers Club Member

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Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 29

DIRECTING THAT NO OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS BE
ALLOWED PER DIEMS OF MORE THAN P50.00 WHEN TRAVELING ABROAD.

WHEREAS, it has been brought to my attention that some officers of government corporations
under the past administration were given per diems of more than P50.00 when traveling abroad; and

WHEREAS, Section 19 of Republic Act No. 906 (General Appropriation Act for the fiscal
year 1954) provides that no per diems in excess of P50.00 shall be paid to any official or employee
traveling outside of the Philippines;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law, do hereby order that no officer or employee of corporations owned or
controlled by the Government shall be allowed per diems in excess of P50.00 when traveling abroad.

Done in the City of Manila, this 3rd day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 30

DESIGNATING THE DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICERS, CITY HEALTH OFFICERS AND
SANITARY ENGINEERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO REGULATE THE PLANNING

AND CONSTRUCTION OF WATER SUPPLIES.

WHEREAS, it is necessary and advisable to regulate the planning, installation and/or construction
of water supplies both for public and private consumption; and

WHEREAS, water supplies, if improperly located and installed and/or constructed, become
possible vehicles of water-borne disease transmission;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law and in the interest of public health, do hereby designate and authorize the
District Health Officers, City Health Officers and Sanitary Engineers of the Department of Health to
regulate the installation and/or construction of works pertaining to water supplies.

Well sites as well as plans for construction of other community water supplies shall bear
the approval of the District Health Officer or City Health Officer and the Sanitary Engineer of the
Department of Health except in the case of waterworks which require the approval of the Director of
Health.

The District Health Officers, City Health Officers and Sanitary Engineers of the Department of
Health shall, within their respective areas, have the authority to inspect, supervise and stop if necessary
and construction of water supplies or part thereof found not in conformity with the approved plans or
not in accordance with accepted public health practice.

Done in the City of Manila, this 3rd day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954).
Presidential Museum and Library.

[Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 31

REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES OR OTHER MEANS OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR OFFICIAL PURPOSES.

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines,
do hereby promulgate the following rules and regulations to govern the use of motor vehicles or other
means of transportation by officials and employees of the Government, effective May 1, 1954:

1. Provincial boards and city boards or councils may authorize, subject to the approval of the
Department Secretaries concerned, those officials whose duties make it necessary or advisable for them
to use special means of transportation for the purpose of supervision, inspection, or investigation, to
utilize their privately-owned motor vehicles for official purposes and to receive reimbursement for the
same at the rate of twenty centavos (P0.20) for each kilometer of travel in the case of automobiles and
fifteen centavos (P0.15) for each kilometer of travel in the case of jeeps, on official business: Provided,
That the maximum allowances to be paid during any month shall not exceed those given in the
following schedules:

(A) For provinces and cities having 350 or more of designated first and second class roads
connected with the provincial capital or city -

1. Provincial Governors, City Mayors and District and City Engineers P240.00

2. Provincial Treasurers 200.00

3. Provincial Auditors, Division Superintendents of Schools, District Health Officers, and

other officials 160.00

(B) For provinces and cities having 200 kilometers or more of designated first and second class
roads connected with the provincial capital or city but less than 350 kilometers -

1. Provincial Governors, City Mayors and District and City Engineers 210.00

2. Provincial Treasurers P180.00

3. Provincial Auditors, Division Superintendents of Schools, District Health Officers, and

other officials 140.00

(C) For provinces and cities having 150 kilometers or more of designated first and second class
roads connected with the provincial capital or city but less than 200 kilometers -

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1. Provincial Governors, City Mayors and District and City Engineers 180.00

2. Provincial Treasurers 160.00

3. Provincial Auditors, Division Superintendents of Schools, District Health Officers, and

other officials 120.00

(D) For provinces and cities having 75 kilometers or more of designated first and second class
roads connected with the provincial capital or city but less than 150 kilometers -

1. Provincial Governors, City Mayors and District and City Engineers 150.00

2. Provincial Treasurers 140.00

3. Provincial Auditors, Division Superintendents of Schools, District Health Officers, and

other officials 100.00

(E) For provinces and cities having less than 75 kilometers of designated first and second class
roads connected with the provincial capital or city -

1. Provincial Governors, City Mayors and District and City Engineers 120.00

2. Provincial Treasurers 100.00

3. Provincial Auditors, Division Superintendents of Schools, District Health Officers, and

other officials P80.00

As above used, the terms provincial treasurers, provincial auditors, division superintendents
of schools, and district health officers shall be construed to embrace the officials of a chartered city
corresponding to these positions.

For the purpose of determining the amount of transportation allowances of the officials of a
particular province or city, the District or City Engineer thereof, as the case may be, shall certify the
number of kilometers of designated first and second class roads connected with the provincial capital
or city, before an allowance for a privately-owned motor vehicle (automobile or jeep) is granted.

1. The above rates of maximum transportation allowances shall also apply to government-
owned automobiles and jeeps exclusively assigned to an official.

2. Employees of the National Government and of provincial and city governments who perform
field duties may be given monthly allowances for providing other private means of transportation for
official purposes when properly authorized, with the approval of the Department Secretary concerned,
as follows:

(a) For motorcycles, P0.08 per kilometer, or a maximum of P40.00 per month.

(b) For horses, P0.10 per kilometer, or a maximum of P20.00 per month.

3. All motor vehicles owned by a province or chartered city for common use shall be kept in a
central garage to be operated by the District or City Engineer who shall rent such vehicle to officials
making designated trips for official purposes in the order in which applications are received and after
taking into consideration the relative urgency of the proposed trip.

Motor vehicles purchased from the road and bridge fund or streets and bridges fund for the
official use of the District or City Engineer and his assistants and those purchased from other provincial
or city funds exclusively assigned for the use of one office shall not be operated for common use, unless

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the official concerned for whom the motor vehicle has been exclusively reserved will allow the renting
of the same to others on official business at the rate of P0.20 per kilometer of travel in the case of
automobiles and P0.15 per kilometer of travel in the case of jeeps. The rent so paid shall be refunded
to the transportation expenses of the office concerned.

4. In view of the nature of their duties and responsibilities and their official and social standing
in their communities, the chiefs of offices - provincial governors, provincial treasurers, provincial
auditors, division superintendents of schools, district health officers, district engineers, and others of
equal rank -shall be entitled to government transportation from residence to office and vice-versa and
in connection with civic and semi-official activities beneficial to the public interest, such as the conduct
of drives for voluntary contributions for charitable purposes, attendance at public social functions, and
others of similar nature.

5. All orders, rules and regulations which are inconsistent herewith are hereby revoked.

Done in the City of Manila, this 3rd day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [Executive Order Nos.: 1
Presidential Museum and Library.

100]. Manila:

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OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 32

FURTHER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 651 DATED DECEMBER 15, 1953,
CREATING THE ROXAS MEMORIAL COMMISSION.

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the
Philippines, do hereby further amend Executive Order No, 651 dated December 15, 1953, as amended
by Executive Order No. 28 dated April 23, 1954, by providing that the Roxas Memorial Commission
therein created shall have two representatives of the United Disabled Veterans Association of the
Philippines as additional members.

Done in the City of Manila, this 20th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1
Presidential Museum and Library.

100]. Manila:

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OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 33

REVISING FURTHER EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 72, DATED DECEMBER 3, 1936,
ESTABLISHING A CLASSIFICATION OF PORTS.

The Port of Calbayog, Calbayog City, is hereby declared in the classification of National Ports
open to coastwise trade.

Executive Order No. 72, dated December 3, 1936, as amended by Executive Orders Nos. 195,
254 and 289, dated March 13, 1939, February 20, 1940, and July 8, 1940, respectively, is further
amended accordingly.

Done in the City of Manila, this 20th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 34

DECLARING THAT PORTION OF THE BENGUET ROAD (KENNON ROAD) FROM
KLONDYKE’S SPRING TO CAMP SIX WITHIN THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE AS TOLL ROAD
AND FIXING SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR THE COLLECTION OF TOLLS THEREON.

By virtue of the powers vested in me by Section One of Act Numbered One thousand nine
hundred and fifty-nine, as amended by Acts Numbered Two thousand four hundred and fourteen and
three thousand five hundred and forty-two, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, do
hereby declare that portion of the Benguet Road (Kennon Road) from Klondyke’s Spring to Camp Six
within the Mountain Province as toll road and direct that the following tolls be collected thereon:

(a) Motorcycles, each P0.20

(b) Automobiles, cars, jeeps, auto-calesas, pick-ups, and station wagons, each 2.00

(d) Motor trucks, passenger (regardless of capacity and number of passengers without

exception), each 5.00

(e) Motor trucks, trailers and tractors, (freight), each:

6.000 kilos or less gross capacity 5.00

6.001 kilos or more gross capacity 10.00

Provided, That all buses of the Manila Railroad Company on the Manila-Baguio run and return shall
pay a regular toll charge of P5.00 per trip and that all its buses commuting between Damortis and
Baguio and return shall be subject to a flat annual payment of P10,000.00.

Exemptions:

(a) Motor vehicles of the United States Army, Navy and Air corps and privately owned motor
vehicles of officers, enlisted men and civilian employees of said organizations when certified
by authorized officers that said vehicles are used for military purposes.

(b) Motor vehicles of all United States Government agencies in the Philippines engaged in
rehabilitation work.

(d) Motor vehicles of the Philippine Red Cross and relief organizations of the Republic of the
Philippines.

(e) Privately owned cars of officers and employees of the Republic of the Philippines, whether
national, provincial, or municipal, when certified as travelling on official business.

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All previous executive orders or parts thereof as well as directives inconsistent herewith are
hereby revoked or modified accordingly.

This Order shall take effect on June 1, 1954.

Done in the City of Manila, this 20th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). / Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 35

PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND
FOR THE COORDINATION AND UNIFIED DIRECTION OF NATIONAL MOBILIZATION

PLANS AND POLICIES.

By virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and Articles I and III of the National
Defense Act, and in order to provide for the authoritative coordination and unified direction of all
governmental functions and activities relating to the national security and to the preparation and
execution of national mobilization plans and policies, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the
Philippines, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. National Security Council .- a. The Council of National Defense established under
Section 6 of the National Defense Act, and as organized by Executive Order No. 330, dated July 1,
1950, which named it as the National Security Council, shall have the following functions:

(1) To advise the President with respect to the integration of domestic, foreign and military
policies relating to the national security so as to enable the armed services and the other
departments and agencies of the Government to cooperate more effectively in matters involving
the national security;

(2) To assess and appraise the objectives, commitments and risks of the Philippines in relation
to our actual and potential military power, in the interest of national security, for the purpose of
making recommendation to the President in connection therewith;

(3) To consider policies on matters of common interest to the departments and agencies
of the Government concerned with the national security, and to make recommendation to the
President in connection therewith;

(4) To advise the President concerning the coordination of military, industrial and civilian
mobilization, including -

(a) policies concerning industrial and civilian mobilization in order to assure the most
effective mobilization and maximum utilization of the nation’s manpower in the event of war;

(b) programs for the effective use in time of war of the nation’s natural and industrial
resources for military and civilian needs, for the maintenance and stabilization of the
civilian economy in time of war, and for the adjustment of such economy to war needs and
conditions;

(c) policies for unifying, in time of war, the activities of Government agencies and
departments engaged in or concerned with production, procurement, distribution, or
transportation of military or civilian supplies, materials and products;

(d) the relationship between potential supplies of, and potential requirements for,
manpower, resources and productive facilities in time of war;

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(e) policies for establishing adequate reserves of strategic and critical material and for the

conservation of these resources;

(f) the strategic relocation of industries, services, and government and economic

activities, the continuous operation of which is essential to the nation’s security.

b. In addition to the above functions, the Council shall, under the direction and on behalf of the
President -

(1) prepare and maintain at all times plans for the effective mobilization in time of war of the
nation’s financial, industrial, economic and manpower resources and forces;

(2) direct, control and coordinate all mobilization activities and functions of the executive
branch of the Government, including but not limited to production, procurement, manpower,
stabilization, communications and transport activities and functions;

(3) direct and control the operational functions and activities of the National Intelligence
Coordinating Agency;

(4) perform such other functions and duties as the President may direct as necessary and
proper for the national security.

SEC. 2. a. The Council shall have a permanent staff to assist it in the performance of its functions
and duties. The staff shall be composed of the permanent Secretary of the Council, as head, and not
more than five Assistants who shall he permanently detailed thereto from such offices, branches or
agencies of the Executive Department as the President may direct. Until otherwise provided by law
and appropriations for this purpose, the Secretary and his Assistants shall continue to receive their
compensation from the executive office, bureau, or agency from which they are detailed.

b. The Secretary of the Council is hereby authorized to appoint and fix the salaries of such
personnel as may be necessary to enable the staff to perform the duties and functions required by the
Council, subject to the availability of funds for this purpose.

c. In performing its functions, the Council shall utilize to the maximum extent the facilities and
resources of the departments and agencies of the Government.

SEC. 3. National Intelligence Coordinating Agency , a. For the purpose of coordinating the
intelligence activities of the several Government departments and agencies in the interest of national
security, the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, including the Coordinator of National
Intelligence, shall hereafter perform the following duties and functions under the operational direction
and control of the National Security Council:

(1) To advise the National Security Council in matters concerning such intelligence activities
of the Government departments and agencies as relate to national security;

(2) To make recommendations to the National Security Council for the coordination of such
intelligence activities of the departments and agencies of the Government as relate to the national
security;

(3) To correlate and evaluate intelligence relating to the national security, and provide for the
appropriate dissemination of such intelligence within the Government, using, where appropriate,
existing agencies and facilities: Provided, That the Agency or its personnel shall have no police,
subpoena, law-enforcement powers, or internal-security functions: Provided, further, That the
departments, and other agencies of the Government shall continue to collect, evaluate, correlate,
and disseminate departmental intelligence: And provided, further, That the Coordinator of

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National Intelligence shall be responsible for protecting intelligence sources and methods from
unauthorized disclosure;

(4) To perform, for the benefit of the existing intelligence agencies, such additional services
of common concern as the National Security Council determines can be more efficiently
accomplished centrally;

(5) To perform such other functions and duties related to intelligence affecting the national
security as the National Security Council may from time to time direct, subject to the approval of
the President.

b. To the extent recommended by the National Security Council and approved by the President,
such intelligence of the departments and agencies of the Government as relates to the national security
shall be open to the inspection of the Coordinator of National Intelligence; and such intelligence
as relates to the national security and is possessed by such departments and other agencies of the
Government shall be made available to the Coordinator of National Intelligence for correlation,
evaluation and dissemination.

c. For administrative purposes, the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, including the
Coordinator of National Intelligence, shall be directly under the Office of the President.

SEC. 4. a. Any commissioned officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on active duty who
is appointed as Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the National Security Council, or as Coordinator of
National Intelligence, shall -

(1) in the performance of his duties under this Order, be subject to no authority, control,
supervision, restriction or prohibition (military or otherwise) other than would be operative with
respect to him if he were a civilian in no way connected with the Department of National Defense
or the Armed Forces of the Philippines or any component thereof;

(2) not possess or exercise any authority, control, supervision, powers, functions or duties
(other than such as he possesses, or is authorized or directed to exercise, under this Order) with
respect to the Department of National Defense or the Armed Forces of the Philippines or any
component thereof.

b. Except as provided in subsection a, the appointment and service of a commissioned officer of
the Armed Forces of the Philippines as Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the National Security Council,
or as Coordinator of National Intelligence, shall in no way affect the military status, office, rank or
grade he may occupy or hold in the military service, or any emoluments, allowances, right, privilege or
benefit incident to or arising out of his military office or status. Any such commissioned officer shall,
while serving in any of the offices hereinabove provided, receive - (1) from the appropriations for the
Armed Forces, the military pay and allowances payable to him by virtue of his military status; and
(2) from funds appropriated for the expenses of the Council or the Agency, as the case may be, the
amount by which the monthly compensation which may now or hereafter be provided for the civilian
position exceeds his monthly military pay and allowances.

SEC. 5. Funds for the operation of the National Security Council and the National Intelligence
Coordinating Agency shall hereafter be included in the annual general appropriations for the Office of
the President.

SEC. 6. The provisions of Executive Order No. 235, dated July 1, 1949, which are inconsistent
with this Order, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

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Done in the City of Manila this 20th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(Sgd.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY

By the President:

(Sgd.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Malacanang Records Office

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). / Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 153]. Manila:
Malacanang Records Office.

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MALACANANG

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 36

CREATING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO ADMINISTER THE RURAL RECONSTRUCTION

PROJECT AT SAN LUIS, PAMPANGA.

To facilitate the reconstruction and development of the municipality of San Luis, Pampanga, I,
RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law,
do hereby create a special committee, to be known as the President’s San Luis Project Committee, to
administer the rural reconstruction project of the government in said municipality. The Committee
shall be composed of the following:

Mr. Conrado Benitez Chairman

Mr. Ricardo Labez Executive Director

Col. Nicanor Jimenez Liaison member and adviser

The Committee is authorized to call upon any department, bureau, office, agency or
instrumentality of the Government, or upon any officer or employee thereof, for such assistance and
information as it may require in the performance of its work, and, for the purpose of securing such
information, it shall have access to, and the right to examine any books, documents, papers, or records
thereof.

The Committee shall submit monthly reports on the progress of the project to the President of the
Philippines.

Done in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

By the President:

(Sgd.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

Mr. Carlos Manacop
Mrs. Hilaria Uy

on psychological warfare

Member

(Sgd.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 37

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 500, DATED MAY 2, 1952, RELATIVE TO THE
TRANSFER OF UNSERVICEABLE GOVERNMENT PROPERTY TO THE NATIONAL
SHIPYARDS AND STEEL CORPORATION.

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the
Philippines, do hereby order:

1. All unserviceable property of the Government, its branches, agencies and instrumentalities,
which is beyond economical repair and no longer needed, from which scrap iron, steel, brass, copper,
lead and other metals may be derived, shall be transferred, in accordance with Section 641 of the
Revised Administrative Code, without cost to the National Shipyards and Steel Corporation.

2. All accountable officers shall from time to time report to the National Shipyards and Steel
Corporation, through the director or chief of the bureau or office concerned and the Auditor General or
his duly authorized representative, the existence of unserviceable property mentioned in the preceding
paragraph hereof. Upon being advised of such report, the Department Head concerned shall authorize
the National Shipyards and Steel Corporation to take the necessary steps towards the possession and
control of said property.

3. In the case of unserviceable property, as defined in paragraph 1 hereof, which was originally
acquired from the defunct Surplus Property Commission pursuant to Republic Act No. 33 and
Executive Order No. 27, dated November 18, 1946, as amended, the report of the accountable
officers shall be coursed, through the director or chief of the bureau or office concerned, to the
Board of Liquidators for disposal in accordance herewith. Should the Board of Liquidators find that
the property, or any part or parts thereof, is beyond economical repair, the Board shall authorize the
National Shipyards and Steel Corporation to take the necessary steps towards the possession and
control of said property, or any part or parts thereof, and, upon presentation of proper invoices and /
or receipts of delivery of said property to the National Shipyards and Steel Corporation, release the
surrendering office or agency from its accountability therefor. But should the Board of Liquidators
find that the property, or any parts or parts thereof, is not beyond economical repair, it may sell or
otherwise dispose of such property, or any part or parts thereof, in accordance with existing law and
regulations.

4. The transfer to the National Shipyards and Steel Corporation of unserviceable property as
above defined, acquired under Military Assistance Agreements between the Philippines and the United
States, shall be subject to the existing arrangements and procedures mutually agreed upon between the
two Governments.

5. Executive Order No. 500, dated May 2, 1952, and all other executive orders, rules and
regulations which are in conflict herewith are hereby amended accordingly.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(Sgd.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 38

MERGING THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF LUMBIA IN THE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS
ORIENTAL WITH THE MUNICIPALITY OF OPOL, SAME PROVINCE, AND THE CITY OF

CAGAYAN DE ORO.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code and Section
two of Republic Act Numbered Five hundred and twenty-one, otherwise known as the Charter of
the City of Cagayan de Oro, that part of the territory of the municipal district of Lumbia in the
province of Misamis Oriental lying west of the Iponan River is hereby merged with the municipality
of Opol, same province, and the other part east of the said river is hereby merged with the City of
Cagayan de Oro.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 26th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). / Executive Order Nos.: 1
Presidential Museum and Library.

100]. Manila:

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OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 39

ADJUSTING THE INITIAL CLASSIFICATIONS OF THE NEWLY CREATED MUNICIPALITIES
OF MANUKAN, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, AND DINAS AND MALANGAS,
BOTH OF THE PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR.

Upon the recommendations of the General Auditing Office and the Department of Finance, and
by virtue of the authority vested in me by law, the following municipalities are hereby given the initial
classifications indicated hereunder, effective as of the date they began to exist, the same to continue
until said municipalities are reclassified pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 of Republic Act
No. 554:

ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR

Municipality

Class

Municipality

Class

Manukan

Third

Dinas

Third

Malangas

Third

Executive Order No. 583, dated April 4, 1953, insofar as it refers to the above named
municipalities is hereby amended accordingly.

Done in the City of Manila, this 28th day of May, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 40

CREATING A COMMITTEE TO IMPLEMENT THE EXECUTION OF THE FISHERIES ACT FOR
PURPOSES OF SUPPRESSING DYNAMITE FISHING.

WHEREAS, fish is basically an essential food of our people and, therefore, the Government
should strive to preserve the fish resources of our country;

WHEREAS, dynamite fishing is decidedly destructive of the fish resources of our waters and is
prohibited under the provisions of Section 12 of Act No. 4003, otherwise known as “Fisheries Act”
and penalized under Section 76 thereof;

WHEREAS, it has been noted that big scale dynamite fishing invariably involves the use of boats
licensed as “fish carriers”;

WHEREAS, the existing regulations governing the issuance of “fish carrier” license do not require
the owners of boats applying therefor to present proof of the legitimate source of the fish stock they
expect to load therein;

WHEREAS, many owners of boats now licensed as “fish carriers” are believed without legitimate
sources of the stock of fish usually loaded in their boats and such boats are publicly known to be used
in connection with dynamite fishing;

WHEREAS, a consciencious and thorough screening of the present licenses of boats operated as
“fish carriers” is expected to reveal those who have legitimate sources of stock of fish and the amount
of such stock to justify their continued enjoyment of the privilege of such licenses, as well as those who
do not have such resources and, therefore, should not continue to enjoy said privilege; and

WHEREAS, the withdrawal or revocation of the licenses of boats plying as “fish carriers,” if the
owners thereof cannot prove the existence of the legitimate source of the fish stock they load in their
boats, will have withdrawn from operation the potential instruments of dynamite fishing;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

1. There is hereby created a Screening Committee composed of one representative from each
of the Departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Finance and National Defense, to be
designated by the respective Secretaries thereof within ten (10) days from the date of this Executive
Order.

2. The said Committee shall immediately proceed to screen all persons who operate boats
licensed as “fish carriers” and require them to present evidence to prove the legitimate source of their
fish supply and the monthly output thereof.

3. The Committee shall submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the
Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, accompanied by the evidence presented in each case.

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4. On the basis of the findings and recommendations of the Committee, the Secretary of
Agriculture and Natural Resources shall decide whether or not to withdraw or revoke the license for
“fish carrier” in each case, and his decision in the premises shall be final.

5. The Committee shall submit a proposed set of rules and regulations governing the issuance
of “fish carrier” license for the guidance of the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources in the
promulgation of rules and regulations governing the issuance of “fish carrier” license in the future in
the exercise of his authority under Section 4 of the “Fisheries Act”.

Done in the City of Manila, this 14th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [Executive Order Nos.: 1
Presidential Museum and Library.

100]. Manila:

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OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 40-A
INSTITUTING THE GOLDEN HEART PRESIDENTIAL AWARD

There being an urgent necessity of giving official recognition to Filipino citizens and to resident
foreigners and other friends of the Filipino people who have rendered distinguished services or given
noteworthy monetary or other material aid and encouragement to the campaign for the amelioration
and improvement of the social, economic and moral conditions of the masses, I, RAMON
MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, pursuant to the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
institute a special Presidential Award to be known as the Golden Heart Presidential Award.

SECTION 1. The Golden Heart Presidential Award shall be presented to any individual,
organization or entity, either here or abroad, that has rendered meritorious and distinguished services
or contributed noteworthy monetary or other material aid and encouragement to the campaign of the
government for the amelioration and improvement of the moral, social and economic conditions of the
masses of our people, especially in the rural areas.

SEC. 2. The Golden Heart Medal shall have on its obverse two outstretched hands offering to
the people a golden heart, and below, the motto and theme of the award, MANUM TUAM APERVIT
INOPE, a brief four-word Latin interpretation of Proverbs 31:20 - “She hath opened her heart
to the needy and stretched forth her hands to the poor.” Surrounding the design is the legend: THE
GOLDEN HEART PRESIDENTIAL AWARD. The reverse of the medal shall bear the Presidential Seal
surrounded by a plain border on which the name of the recipient may be engraved.

SEC. 3. In the case of individual awards, the medal and ribbon will be presented, and in the case
of organizations or entities a simple narra plaque on which the obverse and reverse of the medal will
be placed. The medal should be of bronze gilded and of little intrinsic value but it should be something
which will be a valued and honored heirloom for the recipients to hand down to their successors.

SEC. 4. The award will not be limited to those giving large financial or other material
contributions, as there are smaller aids which may represent comparatively equal or even greater
sacrifices on the part of the donor. Until the Congress sets aside an appropriation for this award, the
same shall be paid for from the discretionary funds of the President of the Philippines.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 21st day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 41

CREATING A COMMITTEE TO COORDINATE AND DELIVER ESSENTIAL SERVICES OF
THE GOVERNMENT AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS TO FARM FAMILIES IN
NEW-DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL AREAS.

For the purpose of coordinating the development and implementation of a program to direct
government and citizen services towards helping families in new agricultural areas with agricultural
production, soil and forest conservation, health, credit, home industries, labor, education, social
welfare, legal assistance and other essential services, a Committee is hereby created, composed of the
following:

The Undersecretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources Chairman

The Undersecretary of Justice Member

The Undersecretary of Public Works and Communications Member

The Undersecretary of Health Member

The Undersecretary of National Defense Member

The Undersecretary of Labor Member

A representative of the Social Welfare Administrator Member

The Administrator, Agricultural Credit and Cooperative Financing Administration . . . Member

The Director of Public Schools Member

Mr. Hilarion Pilapil, Home Industries, Price Stabilization Corporation Member

Mr. Eugenio Puyat, Rotary Member

Mr. Amelito Mutuc, NAMFREL and Jaycees Member

Mr. Mariano V. del Rosario, Lions Member

Mrs. Concepcion Henares, National Federation of Women’s Clubs Member

Mr. Frisco F. San Juan, Philippine Veterans Legion Member

Dr. Feliciano R. Cruz, Philippine National Red Cross Member

The Committee is authorized to appoint its counterpart provincial and municipal committees.

The Committee is empowered to call upon any department, bureau, office, agency or
instrumentality of the Government for such assistance or information as it may require in the
performance of its functions.

The Committee shall render periodic reports of its activities and accomplishments to the President
of the Philippines.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 25th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 42

CREATING A COMMITTEE TO SCREEN AND AID DESERVING SQUATTERS AND
NEW SETTLERS IN DAVAO PROVINCE.

For the purpose of screening the squatters and would-be settlers in Davao Province to determine
who are deserving of assistance in the allocation of lots in subdivisions of the Bureau of Lands, a
committee is hereby created composed of the following:

1. Mr. Jesus Occena NAMFREL

2. Mr. Amado Munda Davao Lions

3. Mr. Artemio Loyola Davao Press Club

4. Mrs. Mary P. Doromal Davao Matrons

5. Dr. Bienvenido Escoto Davao Rotary Club

6. Mr. Ramon Zosa Jaycees

7. Mrs. Naty Obosa Davao Women’s Club

8. Mr. William Escudero Philippine Veterans Legion

The committee shall assist in the allocation of public lands to landless people. For this purpose, it
shall make a census of squatters in the province and a census of new settlers who have not been able
to locate lands for their occupation. It shall also keep an up-to-date list of available public lands in the
different parts of the province. To facilitate the allocation of lots to deserving squatters and new settlers,
the District Land Officer of Davao shall give preference to persons recommended by the committee.

The committee may call upon any agency of the government for assistance in the accomplishment
of its mission and shall render periodic reports of its activities to the President of the Philippines.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 25th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 43

CREATING AN EXPROPRIATION COMMITTEE IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT TO
STUDY REQUESTS FOR EXPROPRIATION OF LANDED ESTATES AND HOME SITES.

An Expropriation Committee in the Office of the President of the Philippines is hereby created to
study requests for the expropriation of landed estates and home sites pursuant to the provisions of the
Constitution and of Republic Act No. 267, as amended by Republic Act No. 498. The Committee shall
be composed of the following:

Mr. Manuel E. Castaneda Chairman

Mr. Faustino Sychangco Member

Mr. V. Lontok Member

The Committee is authorized to call upon any department, bureau, office, agency or
instrumentality of the Government for such information as it may require in the performance of its
work and, for the purpose of securing such information, it shall have access to and the right to examine
any books, documents, papers, or records thereof.

Done in the City of Manila, this 6th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954).
Presidential Museum and Library.

[ Executive Order Nos.:

100]. Manila:

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 44

INCORPORATING THE MUNICIPAL PORT OF LAZARETO IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
CALAPAN WITH THE NATIONAL PORT OF CALAPAN, ORIENTAL MINDORO.

WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide the Province of Oriental Mindoro with a port that may be
used by shipping throughout the year with certain degree of safety and convenience;

WHEREAS, the Port of Calapan, the principal port of the province, is so exposed to the northeast
that during certain periods of the year, when the northeast monsoon is blowing, the vessels calling at
this port and the passenger on board are open to much inconvenience and danger;

WHEREAS, there is a pier recently constructed in the Port of Lazareto which is close to the Port
of Calapan;

WHEREAS, the Port of Lazareto is well protected against the northeast winds so that it serves as
an auxiliary port for Calapan during the period of northeast monsoon; and

WHEREAS, there is need to fix the responsibility for the proper administration, operation,
improvement and maintenance of the Port of Lazareto, and a unified administration and operation by
the Government of both ports in Calapan would be more desirable than having two agencies operate
the two ports separately;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law, and upon the recommendation of the Philippine Port Commission, do
hereby declare the Port of Lazareto as incorporated with the Port of Calapan to form an integral part
thereof.

Done in the City of Manila, this 6th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954).
Presidential Museum and Library.

[Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 45

TERMINATING THE COLLECTION OF TOLLS AT THE GUIMBAL BRIDGE,

PROVINCE OF ILOILO.

The total cost of the Guimbal Toll Bridge, in the province of Iloilo, plus interest at the rate of
4% per annum, having been fully recovered, as certified in accordance with the provisions of Act
No. 3500, as amended, it is hereby ordered that the collection of tolls at the Guimbal Toll Bridge be
terminated.

This Order shall take effect upon receipt of copy hereof by the Provincial Treasurer of Iloilo.

Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 46

EXEMPTING THE NATIONAL RICE AND CORN CORPORATION FROM THE PAYMENT OF
THE SEVENTEEN PER CENTUM (17%) EXCISE TAX ON FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOR THE

IMPORTATION OF RICE.

WHEREAS, under Republic Act No. 601, as last amended by Republic Act No. 1175, foreign
exchange used for the importation of rice is subject to the seventeen per centum (17%) excise tax
imposed therein;

WHEREAS, Section 5(b) of Republic Act No. 663 exempts the National Rice and Corn
Corporation (NARIC) from the payment of sales and milling taxes and authorizes the President of
the Philippines to exempt it from other taxes whenever in his opinion such exemption is in the public
interest; and

WHEREAS, the public interest and the people’s welfare demand that the NARIC be exempt from
the payment of the seventeen per centum (17%) excise tax on foreign exchange for its importation
of rice;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, pursuant to the
authority vested in me by Section 5(b) of Republic Act No. 663, do hereby exempt the National Rice
and Corn Corporation from the payment of the seventeen per centum (17%) excise tax on foreign
exchange used for the payment of the cost, transportation and other charges incident to its importation
of rice.

Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 47

CREATING THE INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

WHEREAS, there is pressing need for coordinating and integrating the implementation of the
economic policies of the government by its departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, instrumentalities
and political subdivisions, including the corporations owned and controlled by the same; and

WHEREAS, in line with its policy to encourage active and maximum participation of private
enterprise, both local and foreign, in the economic development of the country, the government
should provide investors and businessmen with assistance and guidance in their investment problems
and in their dealings with the departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, instrumentalities and political
subdivisions of the government, including the corporations owned and controlled by the same;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law and in the interest of the economic development of the Philippines, do
hereby create an Investment Assistance Commission which shall be composed of the Administrator
of Economic Coordination, as chairman, the Secretary of Finance, the Secretary of Commerce and
Industry, the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Governor of the Central Bank of the
Philippines, the Chairman, Board of Governors, Rehabilitation Finance Corporation, and the President,
Philippine National Bank, as members.

1. The Commission shall have the following powers and functions:

a) To adopt such measures as may be necessary to obtain effective execution of the economic
development policies, programs and projects by the departments, bureaus, offices, agencies,
instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the government;

b) To implement the declared policy of the government of attracting and encouraging private
capital investments in the agricultural, industrial and commercial development of the country;

c) To pass upon proposals of private enterprise for government participation in the
establishment of new industries or expansion of existing ones;

d) To promote and encourage the entry of foreign capital; and

e) To conduct hearings and surveys for furthering the economic development of the country.

2. The Commission shall issue such directives as may be necessary to carry out its resolutions.
It shall be the duty of all government departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, instrumentalities and
political subdivisions to execute and comply with said directives and to submit to the Commission
such reports thereon as may be required.

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3. The Commission shall act and decide all cases brought to it within thirty (30) days from
presentation thereof. It shall meet once a month or as often as may be necessary upon the request of
the majority of the members thereof or upon the call of its chairman.

4. For the effective performance of its duties and functions, the Commission is hereby vested
with all the powers of an investigating committee as provided for in Section 71 of the Revised
Administrative Code.

5. The Administrator of Economic Coordination shall be the Executive Officer and shall
carry out the directives of the Commission. With the approval of the President, the Administrator of
Economic Coordination is hereby authorized to call for the detail with the Commission, on full or part
time basis, of any officer or employee of any department, bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of
the government, including those of the government-owned or controlled corporations.

6. The Commission shall, from time to time, submit a report to the President of the Philippines
on its operation and activities and an annual report at the end of the fiscal year.

Done in the City of Manila, this 13th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [Executive Order Nos.: 1
Presidential Museum and Library.

100]. Manila:

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 48

DELEGATING TO THE UNDERSECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
THE POWER TO SIGN PATENTS AND CERTIFICATES.

Pursuant to the authority conferred upon me by Section 107 of Commonwealth Act No. 141,
as amended by Republic Act No. 1172, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, do
hereby delegate to the Undersecretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources the power to sign patents
or certificates covering lands not exceeding one hundred forty-four (144) hectares in area.

Done in the City of Manila, this 21st day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). / Executive Order Nos.: 1
Presidential Museum and Library.

100]. Manila:

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 49

CONFERRING THE TEMPORARY RANK OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL UPON THE CHIEF OF
STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES.

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Sections 9 and 11 of Republic Act No. 291, 1, RAMON
MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, do hereby order that the temporary rank of Lieutenant
General shall be conferred upon the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines: Provided ,
That this temporary rank shall carry no increase in pay, allowances and emoluments whatsoever, and
that said rank shall be held only while the officer concerned holds that office, or at the pleasure of the
President.

Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1
Presidential Museum and Library.

100]. Manila:

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 50

TERMINATING THE COLLECTION OF TOLLS AT THE HIBAGNAN TOLL BRIDGE,

PROVINCE OF LEYTE.

The total cost of the Hibagnan Toll Bridge, in the province of Leyte, plus interest at the rate
of 4% per annum, having been fully recovered, as certified in accordance with the provisions of Act
No. 3500, as amended, it is hereby ordered that the collection of tolls at the Hibagnan Toll Bridge be
terminated.

This Order shall take effect upon receipt of copy hereof by the Provincial Treasurer of Leyte.

Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 51

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE AND FOR

OTHER PURPOSES.

By virtue of the powers vested in me by Section 4 of Republic Act No. 1168, entitled “AN ACT TO
PROVIDE FOR THE FIXING, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, OF THE MAXIMUM SELLING
PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN SHORT SUPPLY, CREATING THE PRICE CONTROL OFFICE,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”, and upon the recommendation of the General Manager and the Board
of Directors of the PRISCO, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 475, dated October 5, 1951, is hereby amended
by reducing and setting up new ceiling prices of the following:

FOODSTUFF

Commodity

Unit

Wholesaler’s

Price

Retailer’s

Price

RICE:

Imported (Macan equivalent - NARIC old stock, remilled)

Ganta

P0.70

P0.75

Native, Macan 2nd Class

.80

.85

SECTION 2. This Order shall take effect immediately after its publication in a newspaper of
general circulation.

Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 52

CREATING THE JOSE RIZAL NATIONAL CENTENNIAL COMMISSION.

WHEREAS, the 19th day of June of 1961 will be the First Centennary of the birth of Jose Rizal,
apostle of Filipino nationalism, martyr and hero;

WHEREAS, Jose Rizal gladly dedicated his whole life in order to secure for his countrymen the
blessings of individual freedom and good government;

WHEREAS, through his incessant labors he enriched our cultural personality and thereby
enhanced it in the eyes of the world and by defending our rights and dignity as a race to the extent
of sacrificing his life, he welded the Filipino people into one compact nation imbued with common
national ideals; and

WHEREAS, by example and precept he showed us what a true Filipino should do and, therefore,
it is the duty of the Philippines to propagate his ideas and ideals of private as well as public life for the
emulation of his countrymen and of all peoples;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law, in appreciation of the popular sentiment that this event of extraordinary
national significance be properly observed, do hereby create a Jose Rizal National Centennial
Commission of fifteen members, composed of the following:

The Secretary of Education Chairman

The Secretary of Finance Co-Vice Chairman

The Supreme Commander of the Order of the Knights of Rizal Co-Vice Chairman

The Chairman of the Committee on Education of the Senate Member

The Chairman of the Committee on Education of the House of

Representatives Member

The President of the University of the Philippines Member

The Chairman of UNESCO National Commission Member

The Director of Public Libraries and Chairman of the Philippine

Historical Committee Member

The Director of Public Schools Member

The Director of Private Schools Member

Five other persons to be selected by the above-mentioned officials from the

cultural, educational and civic organizations of the country Members

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The Commission shall have the following duties and functions:

1. Prepare the general program of the Centennary and submit it to the President of the
Philippines for his approval;

2. Promote and direct commemorative celebrations throughout the Philippines and wherever
Filipino communities exist;

3. Edit and publish all the works of Jose Rizal and such works of others about him as are
considered necessary in the proper understanding of the meaning of his life and labours;

4. Erect a grand monument in honor of Jose Rizal in the Capital of the Philippines;

5. Initiate the holding of an International Congress in the Capital of the Philippines to which
shall be invited, as official guests of the Republic of the Philippines, such foreign individuals as have
become known for their love for Rizal and his works;

6. Arrange for the issuance of commemorative stamps of the Centennary;

7. Create Jose Rizal medals to commemorate the Centennary to be awarded to persons and
associations having juridical personalities who have contributed to the understanding and propagation
of the teachings of Rizal;

8. Administer all funds donated to it by the public and the Government for the purposes of the
Centennary; and

9. Take all other measures necessary for the successful execution of all the programs and
activities adopted in celebration of the Centennary.

The Commission shall report from time to time, but not less than once in six months, its activities
and functions to the President who shall cause such report to be published for the information and
guidance of the public.

Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 53

AMENDING FURTHER THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 79,
DATED DECEMBER 17, 1945, ENTITLED “CREATING A QUEZON MEMORIAL COMMITTEE
TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE NATION-WIDE CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE
ERECTION OF A NATIONAL MONUMENT IN HONOR OF THE LATE PRESIDENT

MANUEL L. QUEZON.”

The first paragraph of Executive Order No. 79, dated December 17, 1945, entitled “Creating a
Quezon Memorial Committee to Take Charge of the Nation-wide Campaign to Raise Funds for the
Erection of a National Monument in Honor of the Late President Manuel L. Quezon”, as amended,
is hereby further amended so as to include the President of the Quezon Society as additional member
thereof.

Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 54

ORDERING THE FURNISHING OF COMPLETE SERVICE RECORDS OF ALL PERSONNEL
OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES TO THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE

INSURANCE SYSTEM.

For the purpose of Section 13 of Commonwealth Act No. 186, as inserted by Republic Act
No. 660 and amended by Republic Act No. 728, and in order to provide reliable bases for the valuation
of the retirement insurance fund created under the aforementioned Acts, and to enable the Government
Service Insurance System to serve its members more expeditiously, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President
of the Philippines, do hereby order that each employee shall reconstruct the record of his services in
the Government and his employer shall certify such service record by following the procedure to be
prescribed by the Government Service Insurance System.

Such service record shall be submitted to the System within ninety (90) days from the date of this
Order, or within sixty (60) days from the date of his reemployment if he be not in the service on the
date of this Order, together with the certificates, affidavits and other documents relied upon for the
reconstitution of said records.

Any certified copy of document or paper that may be necessary in the reconstitution of a
service record shall be furnished, free of charge, by any office, instrumentality or corporation of the
Government.

Employees and their employers shall report to the Government Service Insurance System additions
or changes in the Member’s Service Record Cards that will have been furnished said Office.

Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 55

AMENDING SECTION 2 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. Ill, DATED AUGUST 30, 1937,
ENTITLED “PROHIBITING AND RESTRICTING THE PRACTICE OF NEPOTISM”.

Section 2 of Executive Order No. Ill, dated August 30, 1937, is hereby amended to read as
follows:

“2. When there is already one member of a family in an Office or Bureau, no other
member of such family shall be eligible for appointment to any position therein.”

Done in the City of Manila, this 1 1th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 56

TRANSFERRING THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF LALA,
PROVINCE OF LANAO, FROM ITS PRESENT LOCATION TO THE BARRIO OF
LANIPAO OF THE SAME MUNICIPALITY.

Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Lanao and pursuant to the provisions of
section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, the seat of government of the municipality of Lala,
Province of Lanao, is hereby transferred from its present location to the barrio of Lanipao of the same
municipality.

The transfer herein made shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 13th of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1
Presidential Museum and Library.

100]. Manila:

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 57

CREATING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANNING COUNCIL AND DEFINING

ITS FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES.

In order to implement the program of community development throughout the Philippines,
to carry out effectively the program of giving the rural population fair and full opportunities in the
pursuit of a dignified and abundant life, and to provide effective planning and coordinating machinery
in insuring the success of the above policies, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. There is hereby created an advisory body to be known as the Community
Development Planning Council. The Council shall be composed of the Chairman of the National
Economic Council, as Chairman, the Executive Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural
Resources, the Secretary of Health, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Public Works and
Communications, the Secretary of National Defense, the Social Welfare Administrator, and three (3)
private citizens who shall be appointed by the President and who shall hold their positions at his
pleasure, as members.

SEC. 2. The Chairman shall preside at the meetings of the Council, and in his absence, the
member present who is the ranking Secretary of Department shall preside. In his absence the Chairman
may designate his representative to attend the meetings of the Council. Each Secretary or Head of
Department or other office of the Government who is an ex-officio member of the Council may
designate his representative to attend the meetings of the Council in his absence.

SEC. 3. The Council shall have the following functions and activities:

(1) To formulate short and long range plans and institute measures in cooperation with existing
agencies, calculated to improve the rural economy and the proper utilization of manpower; improve
health and promote healthful living; promote community organization; develop youth and rural
leadership; promote spirit of self-help, self-reliance and self-respect; and improve community facilities.

(2) To coordinate and, if feasible, integrate the activities of the different branches, instrumentalities
and agencies of the government engaged in rural development projects in order to achieve maximum
benefits, effect economy, avoid duplication and overlapping of activities and loss of time.

(3) To bring as much as possible every facility of the government and of civic organizations into
play for the effective implementation of a nation-wide program for rural community development.

(4) To study and recommend legislation tending to improve the rural areas and people, especially
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(5) To promote and facilitate the organization of community development councils at provincial,
municipal and barrio levels and to help promote their growth and development.

(6) To submit annual reports of its activities or any other reports which the President may require
from time to time.

(7) To administer wisely and judiciously the funds assigned to it by the President.

(8) To organize an administrative machinery for the proper functioning of the Council.

SEC. 4. The Council shall coordinate its community development activities with the nation-wide
development program of the National Economic Council and shall solicit the advice of the latter in
matters involving policy, planning, programming and financing of projects.

SEC. 5. The Council is hereby authorized to create local Councils to assist in the performance
of its functions and to adopt such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to carry out the
purposes of this Order. It may secure the services of officers and employees of any department, bureau,
office, agency, or instrumentality of the Government, including corporations owned or controlled by it,
whose assistance it may require in accomplishing its task.

Done in the City of Manila, this 16th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 58

DECLARING CORREGIDOR AND BATAAN NATIONAL SHRINES, OPENING THEM TO THE
PUBLIC AND MAKING THEM ACCESSIBLE AS TOURIST ATTRACTIONS AND SCENES OF
POPULAR PILGRIMAGES, AND CREATING A COMMISSION FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT

AND MAINTENANCE.

Pursuant to the powers vested in me by law, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the
Philippines, do hereby order:

1. All battlefield areas in Corregidor Island and Bataan province are hereby declared National
Shrines, and, except such portions as may be temporarily needed for the storage of ammunition or
deemed absolutely essential for safeguarding the national security, are opened to the public, accessible
as tourist resorts and attractions, as scenes of popular pilgrimages and as recreational centers.

2. A Corregidor-Bataan National Shrines Commission is hereby created to lay out plans for the
conservation and development of said National Shrines with a view to glorifying the memory and
scenes of Philippine- American resistance to aggression and to inspiring the nation as well as the rest of
the free world into on unremitting defense of democracy and freedom throughout the ages.

3. The Commission shall be composed of the Secretary of National Defense, as Chairman, the
Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Secretary of Commerce and Industry, as Vice-
Chairmen, the Secretary of Public Works and Communications, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
of the Philippines, the Civil Aeronautics Administrator, the President of the Philippine Association,
the President of the Philippine Tourist and Travel Association, the President of the USAFFE Veterans
Supreme Councilor of the Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor and the Chairman of the Historical
Markers Committee, as members.

4. The Commission shall immediately proceed to determine the historic areas to be preserved,
developed and beautified for the purposes of this order, establish the boundaries thereof and mark
them out properly. Within 30 days from the issuance of this Order, the Chief of Staff of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines shall have marked out the areas in the Corregidor-Bataan battlefields to be
reserved exclusively for temporary military uses, at the same time taking immediate steps to remove
military stores and other dangerous objects, especially unexploded mines, bombs and shells along the
road leading to or within the historic sites.

5. The Commission shall conduct studies and prepare a general program for the development of
national parks embracing all the historic areas and recommend to the President a plan for appropriate
memorials or monuments wherever they are deemed desirable, taking into account the topography,
vegetation and historical background of the places selected for the purpose.

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6. The Commission shall also immediately take steps towards the reconditioning of the air-strip
in Corregidor and the construction of another at a convenient site in Bataan as well as the construction
of suitable rest-houses for tourists and visitors in convenient locations in both places. For rest-house
purposes, preference shall be given to the reconstruction and restoration to as nearly like the original
as possible of the cottage occupied by General MacArthur in Corregidor and of any building in Bataan
which has historic background connected with the last war.

7. The Secretary of Public Works and Communications, the Armed Forces of the Philippines
and the Civil Aeronautics Administration are hereby directed to give priority to these improvements
and to make available for their immediate realization such funds as they may be in a position to
dispose of out of their respective current appropriations for similar projects.

8. The Commission may cooperate with the U.S. Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Commission
and, if it so deems proper, endeavor to bring about an integration of the plans of both bodies into a
common project.

9. The Commission may call on any department, bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of
the government for such assistance as it may need in the preparation and execution of its plans or in
the maintenance of the services to be established.

10. All executive orders, administrative orders and proclamations or parts thereof inconsistent
with any of the provisions and purposes of this Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

11. This Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 16th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1
Presidential Museum and Library.

100]. Manila:

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 59

PROVIDING FOR FACILITIES NECESSARY TO DECLARE EFFECTIVITY OF REPUBLIC ACT
NO. 832 IN ALL PROVINCES AND CHARTERED CITIES OF THE PHILIPPINES
ACCORDING TO A DEFINITE SCHEDULE OF DATES.

WHEREAS, Section 10 of Republic Act No. 832 entitled “AN ACT TO REGULATE THE SALE,
EXCHANGE, OR DELIVERY OF HOME POUNDED, UNDERMILLED, MILLED OR POLISHED
RICE, AND PROVIDING PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF,” provides that the Act shall take
effect upon the proclamation of the President of the Philippines when the Secretary of Health certifies
that the province or provinces and cities concerned have already the facilities necessary to implement
the law;

WHEREAS, actual experience in the provinces of Bataan, Tarlac and Pangasinan, where the law
has been effective since February 25, 1953, has shown that the following measures are necessary to
insure the successful implementation of Republic Act No. 832:

(a) All provinces and cities must be declared under the law within the shortest practicable
period under a definite schedule of dates.

(b) The distribution and sales of Premix Rice must be extended and carried out aggressively
and efficiently in order that all rice mills, irrespective of where they are located, will be able to
procure it conveniently and readily and thus avoid any excuse for non-compliance with the law.

(c) Availability of approved feeders must be assured and their installation in rice mills must
be expedited to conform to the above-mentioned schedule.

(d) The price of Premix Rice and the premiums on enriched rice must be regulated and
controlled by the government.

(e) The educational campaign by government agencies must be intensified in order that all
sections of the public may realize the benefits derived from the enforcement of this law.

WHEREAS, in line with the above findings, it is intended to proclaim the effectivity of Republic
Act No. 832 in all the different provinces and cities in the Philippines in accordance with the schedule
of dates attached hereto as Appendix A, when the facilities necessary to implement the law will have
already been established;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

1. That the business of manufacturing, distributing and selling Premix Rice now being
undertaken by the National Rice and Corn Corporation shall be transferred and entrusted to private
enterprises.

2. That the NARIC Premix Plant facilities shall be leased immediately by the National Rice and
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party who, in the opinion of the Secretary of Health, can satisfactorily carry out the commercial phase
involved for the successful implementation of the law, and who will cooperate with the Department of
Health in the promotion of Rice Enrichment in the Philippines.

3. That dollar allocation for the importation of the vitamins and chemicals needed for the
manufacture of the Premix Rice shall be set aside yearly in such amounts as may be required, and
assigned to bona-fide manufacturers of Premix Rice as certified by the Secretary of Health, to be used
exclusively by said manufacturers for the manufacture of Premix Rice only.

4. That the amount of P100,000 shall be immediately released from the balance of the
appropriation in Republic Act No. 832 to the Institute of Nutrition, Department of Health, to be
used for the purchase, transportation, sales and installation of approved feeders as facility required by
Republic Act No. 832 for its implementation.

5. That the National Shipyards and Steel Corporation shall manufacture and deliver the type
of feeders as approved by the Department of Health according to purchase orders issued to it by the
Institute of Nutrition, Department of Health, in quantities up to 500 units per month, and that at least
50% of the invoice value shall be payable to the NASSCO in advance, and full payment of the balance
thereof shall be made within ninety (90) days after delivery of each order.

6. That the Department of Health shall encouraqe the manufacture and sale of approved
feeders by private firms, provided that the prices are competitive with those of the National Shipyards
and Steel Corporation.

7. That the Department of Health and its agencies shall undertake the distribution and sale of
approved feeders to each and every rice miller in the Philippines at actual cost under such a system as
to allow rice millers to readily procure and install them not later than thirty (30) days before the dates
of effectivity of the law in their respective localities.

8. That each rice miller shall, on his account and responsibility, procure and install the feeder
in his rice mill not later than thirty (30) days before the date of effectivity of the law in the locality
where his rice mill is erected.

9. That the Department of Health is hereby empowered to issue such orders, rules and
regulations as are necessary to implement this Order and to control and supervise the price and quality
of the Premix Rice manufactured and distributed by the private firms.

10. That the balance of the original appropriation of P300,000 in Republic Act No. 832 shall be
immediately released for the implementation of this Order.

11. That the Department of Health shall encourage competition in the production and
distribution of Premix Rice, provided that such competition will not adversely affect the universal
application of the Act.

This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 24th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(Sgd.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Reference : Appendix “A”

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 60

DESIGNATING THE BOARD OF LIQUIDATORS CREATED UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER
NO. 372, DATED NOVEMBER 24, 1950, TO LIQUIDATE THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF
THE LAND SETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (LASEDECO), ABOLISHED

UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1160.

Pursuant to the powers vested in me by Section 15 of Republic Act No. 1160, I, RAMON
MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. The assets and liabilities of the Land Settlement and Development Corporation,
otherwise known as LASEDECO, abolished by Republic Act No. 1160, shall be liquidated by the
Board of Liquidators created under Executive Order No. 372, dated November 24, in accordance with
the provisions of Sections 10 and 15 of said Act.

SEC. 2. The National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Administration (NARRA) is hereby
directed to determine within sixty (60) days from the date hereof which properties, equipment, assets
and rights of LASEDECO are needed by it in carrying out the purposes and objectives of Republic Act
No. 1160 and to submit to the Board of Liquidators an inventory thereof. The Board of Liquidators
shall, with the approval of the President of the Philippines, effect the transfer to NARRA of title to
said properties, equipment, assets and rights, subject to the provisions of Section 10 of Republic Act
No. 1160.

Done in the City of Manila, this 31st day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(Sgd.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 61

AMENDING ANNEX “A” TO EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 453 DATED JUNE 19, 1951, ENTITLED
“ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS TO CONTROL, CURTAIL, REGULATE AND/
OR PROHIBIT THE EXPORTATION OR RE-EXPORTATION OF CERTAIN ITEMS FROM THE
PHILIPPINES, TO IMPLEMENT REPUBLIC ACT NO. 613.”

Pursuant to the powers vested in me by Section 3 of Republic Act No. 613, as reenacted by
Republic Act No. 824, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, do hereby further
amend Annex “A”, III, B, to Executive Order No. 453 dated June 19, 1951, as amended by Executive
Order No. 482 dated October 31, 1951, and revised by Executive Order No. 526 dated August 20,
1952, by adding the following item:

“7. Rice bran”

Done in the City of Manila, this 31st day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(Sgd.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 62

FURTHER AMENDING SECTION 5-c OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 601 DATED JUNE 26,
1953, ENTITLED “PRESCRIBING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF
RESERVE OFFICERS IN THE REGULAR FORCE, ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES”,
AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 644, DATED NOVEMBER 21, 1953.

Section 5-c of Executive Order No. 601, dated June 26, 1953, as amended by Executive Order
No. 644, dated November 21, 1953, is hereby further amended by including a new sub-paragraph,
numbered (5), reading as follows:

“(5) Those who do not qualify under any of the categories mentioned in sub-paragraphs (1) to (4)
above but who have at least four years of active commissioned service on July 1st prior to the period
(as specified in Section 2 of this Order) in which they are appointed shall be placed at the bottom of the
promotion list for Lieutenants Junior Grade in effect on the date of their appointment.”

Done in the City of Manila, this 6th day of Sept., in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954).
Presidential Museum and Library.

[Executive Order Nos.:

100]. Manila:

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 63

ORGANIZING A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KIDAPAWAN,
PROVINCE OF COTABATO, INTO AN INDEPENDENT MUNICIPALITY UNDER

THE NAME OF MAKILALA.

Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Cotabato and pursuant to the provisions
of section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, there is hereby created in the province of
Cotabato a municipality to be known as the Municipality of Makilala, which shall consist of that
portion of the municipality of Kidapawan which is separated from the said municipality by the
following boundary line:

From M.B.M. No. 3 on the Kidapawan-M’lang boundary line which is also on the Saguing
River following the course of said river upstream to its source somewhere on Mount Apo until it
touches the Cotabato-Davao boundary line.

The municipality of Makilala contains the following barrios: Lamitan which shall be the seat
of the municipal government, San Vicente, Santa Catalina, Malasila, Indangan, Bulacanon, Mala-ang,
Libertad, Saguing, Luna, Bulatucan, Kisante, Garsica, and Junction.

The municipality of Kidapawan shall have its present territory minus the portion thereof included
in the municipality of Makilala.

The municipality of Makilala shall begin to exist upon the appointment and qualification of
the mayor, vice-mayor, and a majority of the councilors thereof, and upon the certification by the
Secretary of Finance that said municipality is financially capable of implementing the provisions of the
Minimum Wage Law and providing for all the statutory obligations and ordinary essential services of
a regular municipality and that the mother municipality of Kidapawan, after the segregation therefrom
of the barrios comprised in the municipality of Makilala, can still maintain creditably its municipal
government, meet all contractual and statutory obligations, and provide for essential municipal
services.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 8th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 64

TERMINATING THE COLLECTION OF TOLLS AT THE DAET TOLL BRIDGE,
PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE

The total cost of the Daet Toll Bridge in the province of Camarines Norte, plus interest at the
rate of 5% per annum, having been fully recovered, as certified in accordance with the provisions of
Act No. 3500, as amended, it is hereby ordered that the collection of tolls at the Daet Toll Bridge be
terminated.

This Order shall take effect upon receipt of copy hereof by the Provincial Treasurer of Camarines
Norte.

Done in the City of Manila, this 1 1th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 65

CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF MONKAYO IN THE PROVINCE OF DAVAO

Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Davao and pursuant to the provisions of
section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, there is hereby created in the province of Davao a
municipality to be known as the Municipality of Monkayo, which shall consist of that portion of the
municipality of Compostela which is separated from said municipality by the following boundary line:

From M.B.M. No. 6 on the Saug-Compostela boundary line running southeasterly passing
through M.B.M. No. 7 near Barrio Bankerohan to M.B.M. No. 8 on the junction of the Agusan
River and Mapaca River somewhere south of the barrio of Pilan, and thence running northeasterly
passing through M.B.M. Nos. 9 and 10 to M.B.M. No. 11 on the summit of Mt. Agtouganon on
the Cateel-Compostela boundary line. (Description based on the Compostela Cadastre and map
of the proposed municipality of Monkayo, scale 1:250,000, certified true and correct by Angel
Sogueco, supervising surveyor, Bureau of Lands.)

The municipality of Monkayo contains the following barrios: Monkayo which shall be the seat of
the municipal government, Munoz, Bayle, Haguimitan, Banglasang, Camungangan, Mamunga, Babag,
Pilan, Libasan, Bankerohan, and Linoan.

The municipality of Compostela shall have its present territory minus the portion thereof included
in the municipality of Monkayo.

The municipality of Monkayo shall begin to exist upon the appointment and qualification of
the mayor, vice-mayor and a majority of the councilors thereof and upon the certification by the
Secretary of Finance that said municipality is financially capable of implementing the provisions of the
Minimum Wage Law and providing for all statutory obligations and ordinary essential services of a
regular municipality and that the mother municipality of Compostela, after the segregation therefrom
of the territory comprised in the municipality of Monkayo, can still maintain creditably its municipal
government, meet all its statutory and contractual obligations, and provide for essential municipal
services.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 14th day of Sept., in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 66

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 22, DATED APRIL 5, 1954, ENTITLED
“PROHIBITING THE USE OF TRAWLS IN SAN MIGUEL BAY”.

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the
Philippines, do hereby amend Executive Order No. 22, dated April 5, 1954, so as to allow fishing by
means of trawls, as defined in said Executive Order, within that portion of San Miguel Bay north of a
straight line drawn from Tacubtacuban Hill in the Municipality of Mercedes, Province of Camarines
Norte, to Baloc-baloc Point in the Municipality of Tinambac, Province of Camarines Sur. Fishing by
means of trawls south of said line shall still be absolutely prohibited.

Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 67

PROMULGATING RULES AND REGULATIONS COVERING DETAIL OR ASSIGNMENT OF
MILITARY PERSONNEL TO CIVILIAN OFFICES AND OFFICIALS.

By virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the Philippines, I, RAMON
MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, do hereby promulgate the following rules and regulations
covering the detail and/or assignment of military personnel to civilian offices and officials:

1 . The following shall be entitled to army, air force, and naval Aides-de-Samp:

a. The President, in such number and of such grades as he may determine;

b. The Secretary of National Defense, in such number and of such grades as he may
determine;

c. General or flag officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in the active service in any
of the armed services in such number and of such grades as the Secretary of National Defense
may determine;

d. General or flag officers of the Armed Forces, whether in the active, inactive, or retired
status, who may be appointed Philippine diplomatic representatives of the rank of minister
or higher, in such number and of such grades as may be prescribed by the Secretary of National
Defense for general and flag officers in the active service in any of the armed services.

2. a. Military Assistants may be assigned to the Office of the Secretary of National Defense, in
such number and of such grades as he may determine;

b. With the approval of the President, Military Assistants may be assigned to the Office of
the Vice-President, the Senate President, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

c. Military Assistants must be in the active service of the armed forces. They shall receive the
pay and allowances of their respective grades and ranks in the armed forces and such additional
allowances and per diems as the law and the rules and regulations may allow.

3. Personal Military Assistants may be assigned by the Secretary of National Defense to the
Vice-President, the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or any Philippine
diplomatic representative of the rank of minister or higher who is not otherwise entitled to an aide-de-
camp, subject to the following conditions:

a. Only one Personal Military Assistant may he allowed each of such officials at any one
time;

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b. The military made of such military assistant shall not be higher than Captain or
Lieutenant Senior Grade;

c. The military assistant shall not collect from the armed forces, during the period of such
assignment or detail, any allowances, traveling expenses, or per diems other than the pay and
allowances (of his grade, rank and rating) he would be entitled to receive if he were on regular
assignment or detail with units of the Armed Forces.

4. The Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, may, by arrangement with the head of
any government office, agency or entity, assign to or detail with such office, agency or entity an armed
forces (army, air force, or navy) liaison officer.

5. The President, the Secretary of National Defense, or the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of
the Philippines, may detail armed forces security guards to any civilian government office or official, or
to any private entity or person, when such detail would be in the public interest in the opinion of the
official ordering the same.

6. In addition to the assignments and details enumerated in paragraph 1 thru 5, the President
may, pursuant to law, assign to or detail with any civilian government office commissioned officers of
the armed forces.

7. This order does not regulate or in any way apply to the assignment or detail of army, air
force, and naval attaches to the Philippine diplomatic mission abroad.

Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1
Presidential Museum and Library.

100]. Manila:

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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 68

AMENDING THE PROVISO OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF EXECUTIVE ORDER
NUMBERED THIRTY-FOUR, DATED MAY 20, 1954, DECLARING THAT PORTION OF THE
BENGUET ROAD (KENNON ROAD) FROM KLONDYKE’S SPRING TO CAMP SIX WITHIN
THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE AS TOLL ROAD AND FIXING SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR THE

COLLECTION OF TOLLS THEREON.

By virtue of the powers vested in me by Section One of Act No. 1959, as amended by Acts Nos.
2414 and 3542, 1, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, do hereby amend the proviso
of the first paragraph of Executive Order No. 34, dated May 20, 1954, to read as follows:

Provided, That all motor vehicles of the Manila Railroad Company on the run from Baguio
to Manila and return shall pay the regular toll charge as provided above, and that all its
other motor vehicles on the run from Baguio to Damortis and to other lowland towns in the
provinces immediately surrounding Baguio and return shall be subject to a flat annual payment
of P10,000.00 as provided for in the contract of sale of the Benguet Auto Line between the
Government of the Philippines and the Manila Railroad Company dated April 2, 1930.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 69

TRANSFERRING THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF OTEIZA,
PROVINCE OF SURIGAO, FROM ITS PRESENT SITE TO THE BARRIO OF MARIHATAG,

SAME MUNICIPALITY.

Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Surigao and pursuant to the provisions of
section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, the seat of government of the municipality of Oteiza,
Province of Surigao, is hereby transferred to the barrio of Marihatag, same municipality.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 70

CREATING AN ASIAN GOOD NEIGHBOR RELATIONS COMMISSION TO PROMOTE MORE
INTIMATE UNDERSTANDING OF THE AIMS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE,
BETTER APPRECIATION OF THEIR CULTURE AND PROGRESS AS A CHRISTIAN AND
DEMOCRATIC NATION, AND CLOSER RELATIONS WITH THEIR ASIAN NEIGHBORS.

WHEREAS, from time immemorial the Philippines has had direct and intimate relations with
Asian countries, even ante-dating the age of European discovery of the Archipelago;

WHEREAS, racially and geographically, we, Filipinos, belong to the treat family of Asian nations;

WHEREAS, in our own interest as well as that of the Asian family of nations as a group, it is
highly desirable that not only should we know our fellow Asians better and cooperate with them
more for mutual benefit but that our aims and aspirations as a people should also be more widely
understood and appreciated by them;

WHEREAS, with our Christian religion, Occidental civilization and democratic pattern of life
and progress, we have a mission to discharge and a service to render towards our fellowmen in Asia
and, together with them, a common obligation to contribute our utmost towards the advancement and
welfare of all humanity;

WHEREAS, in keeping with our democratic faith and cherished humanitarian traditions and
ideals, we should consider it to be our nation’s duty to spread the blessings of freedom in our area
and share with out neighbors and racial kin the bountiful legacy which has become ours as the first
independent Republic in Asia;

WHEREAS, it would be to the greater advantage of the peoples of Asia that they themselves
maintain in a steady stream the exchanges of their culture, the products of their industry, the goods of
commerce and even their current thoughts and views on matters of common concern to them; and

WHEREAS, it should be the aim of all Asians to pool their wisdom, their talents, their spiritual,
moral ad material resources, and all their energies in a determined and coordinated effort to safeguard
and advance their common heritage and interests, and, as a group, to contribute more and more
substantially to the progress, prosperity and happiness of all mankind;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, pursuant to the
powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

1. A Commission is hereby created, composed of nine members to be designated by the
President, whose functions shall be:

(a) To promote a more intimate understanding of the aims and aspirations of our people
with a view to their wider appreciation among our Asian neighbors;

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(b) To adopt measures and undertake practical projects for bringing about closer good
neighbor relations and more effective cooperation among Asian peoples;

(c) To encourage greater intercourse, intelligent interest in each other’s welfare, problems and
potentials, and a spirit of mutual understanding and solidarity among Asians; and

(d) To establish and maintain steady media for regular exchanges of information, knowledge,
experience, services and products in the various fields of human endeavor for the common
benefit of all.

2. The Commission shall undertake studies, observations and surveys with which to guide itself
both in drawing up and in carrying out a program of activities in pursuance of this order.

3. The Commission shall initiate such undertakings and carry out such projects as it may deem
necessary for the attainment of the aims herein set forth and, from time to time, create such groups as
it may wish to entrust with specific tasks essential to the full implementation of its program.

4. The Commission may draw from any available sources the best materials and services
calculated to facilitate the realization of the purposes for which it is being created and all branches,
agencies and instrumentalities of the government as well as all private individuals and entities are
enjoined to render maximum assistance.

5. The Commission may, in its direction, accept, administer and make use of any donations,
contributions, endowments and bequests as it may receive towards the achievement of the objectives of
this order.

6. Whenever the Commission, its members and those it calls upon to render service to advance
its program are in the process of discharging specifically assigned missions abroad, they shall enjoy
such privileges and immunities as are normally accorded to those specially dispatched overseas on
official business.

7. The Commission shall function under the immediate supervision and control of the President
of the Philippines and it shall report on its activities directly to him.

Done in the City of Manila, this 27th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 153]. Manila:
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 71

MERGING THE BARRIO OF LIMBA, MUNICIPALITY OF LA PAZ, PROVINCE OF LEYTE,
WITH THE POBLACION OF SAID MUNICIPALITY

Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Leyte and pursuant to the provisions of
section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, the barrio of Limba, municipality of La Paz, province
of Leyte, is hereby merged with the poblacion of said municipality.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 27th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [Executive Order Nos.: 1
Presidential Museum and Library.

100]. Manila:

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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 72

TERMINATING THE COLLECTION OF TOLLS AT THE DIGDIG TOLL BRIDGE, PROVINCE

OF NUEVA ECIJA.

The total cost of the Digdig Toll Bridge, in the Province of Nueva Ecija, plus interest at the rate
of 4% per annum, having been fully recovered, as certified in accordance with the provisions of Act
No. 3500, as amended, it is hereby ordered that the collection of tolls at the Digdig Toll Bridge be
terminated.

This Order shall take effect upon receipt of copy hereof by the Provincial Treasurer of Nueva
Ecija.

Done in the City of Manila, this 27th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 73

CREATING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE PRESENT AND FUTURE REAL ESTATE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE PROGRAM.

For the purpose of investigating and determining the most expeditious, feasible and economical
method of liquidating and disposing of real estate comprising military reservations acquired or to be
acquired from the United States which are not presently utilized or programmed for use by the Armed
Forces and of procuring by the Government of such lands as may be required for the present and
future national defense program with due regard to furthering the Philippine effort of mutual defense
with the United States, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, do hereby create a
special committee, composed of the following:

Hon. Sotero Cabahug, Secretary of National Defense Chairman

Hon. Pedro Tuason, Secretary of Justice Member

Hon. Ambrosio Padilla, Solicitor General Member

Lieut. General Jesus Vargas, Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines Member

Brig. General Pelagio Cruz, Commanding Officer, Philippine Air Force Member

Commodore Jose Francisco, Flag Officer in Command, Philippine Navy Member

The Committee is authorized to meet with appropriate United States officials to jointly determine
the present and future real estate requirements for defense installations in the Philippines for the
mutual defense program.

The Committee is also authorized to call upon any Department, bureau, office, agency or
instrumentality of the Government, or upon any officer or employee thereof, for such assistance and
information as it may require in the performance of its work, and, for the purpose of securing such
information, it shall have access to, and the right to examine, any books, documents, papers, or records
thereof.

The Committee shall submit its findings and recommendations to the President of the Philippines
within the shortest possible time.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 30th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 74

TERMINATING THE COLLECTION OF TOLLS AT THE MANDULOG TOLL BRIDGE,

CITY OF ILIGAN.

The total cost of the Mandulog Toll Bridge, in the City of Iligan, plus interest at the rate of 4% per
annum, having been fully recovered, as certified in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 3500, as
amended, it is hereby ordered that the collection of tolls at the Mandulog Toll Bridge be terminated.

This Order shall take effect upon receipt of copy hereof by the City Treasurer of Iligan City.

Done in the City of Manila, this 13th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [Executive Order Nos.: 1
Presidential Museum and Library.

100]. Manila:

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OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 75

TERMINATING THE COLLECTION OF TOLLS AT THE LIBUNGAN TOLL BRIDGE,

PROVINCE OF COTABATO.

The total cost of the Libungan Toll Bridge, in the province of Cotabato, plus interest at the rate
of 4% per annum, having been fully recovered, as certified in accordance with the provisions of Act
No. 3500, as amended, it is hereby ordered that the collection of tolls at the Libungan Toll Bridge be
terminated.

This Order shall take effect upon receipt of copy hereof by the Provincial Treasurer of Cotabato.

Done in the City of Manila, this 13th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1
Presidential Museum and Library.

100]. Manila:

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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 76

TERMINATING THE COLLECTION OF TOLLS AT THE CAGAYAN TOLL BRIDGE,

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

The total cost of the Cagayan Toll Bridge, Cagayan de Oro City, plus interest at the rate of 4% per
annum, having been fully recovered, as certified in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 3500, as
amended, it is hereby ordered that the collection of tolls at the Cagayan Toll Bridge be terminated.

This Order shall take effect upon receipt of copy hereof by the City Treasurer of Cagayan de
Oro City.

Done in the City of Manila, this 15th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1
Presidential Museum and Library.

100]. Manila:

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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 77

TRANSFERRING THE REMAINS OF WAR DEAD INTERRED AT BATAAN MEMORIAL
CEMETERY, BATAAN PROVINCE AND AT OTHER PLACES IN THE PHILIPPINES TO THE
REPUBLIC MEMORIAL CEMETERY AT PORT WM MCKINLEY, RIZAL PROVINCE.

WHEREAS, the Armed Forces of the Philippines is maintaining the Bataan Memorial Cemetery
in the province of Bataan and the Republic Memorial Cemetery in Fort Wm McKinley, Rizal province,
thereby splitting the expenses of maintenance and upkeep therefor;

WHEREAS, there are other remains of our war dead interred at other places throughout the
Philippines which are not classified as cemteries;

WHEREAS, the said cemetery in Bataan province and the other places in the Philippines where
our dead war heroes are interred are not easily accessible to their widows, parents, children, relatives
and friends; and

WHEREAS, in the national observance of the occasion honoring the memory of those war dead,
it is fitting and proper that their remains be interred in one national cemetery;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law, do hereby order that the remains of the war dead interred at the Bataan
Memorial Cemetery, Bataan province, and at other places in the Philippines, be transferred to, and
reinterred at, the Republic Memorial Cemetery at Fort Wm McKinley, Rizal Province.

Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 78

FURTHER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 24 DATED NOVEMBER 12, 1946, ENTITLED
“CREATING THE NATIONAL ADVISORY HEALTH COUNCIL.”

The second paragraph of Executive Order No. 24 dated November 12, 1946, as amended by
Executive Order No. 86 dated September 3, 1947, Executive Order No. 424 dated March 10, 1951,
Executive Order No. 429 dated April 7, 1951, and Executive Order No. 454 dated June 22, 1951, is
hereby further amended to read as follows:

“NOW, THEREFORE, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law, do hereby create a body to be known as the National Advisory Health
Council to study problems of public health and sanitation and to make such recommendations as it
may deem necessary for the improvement of public health and sanitation and the promotion of medical
research. The Council shall be composed of the following:

“The Secretary of Health Chairman

The Undersecretary of Health Vice-Chairman

The Director of Health Member

The Social Welfare Administrator

The Secretary of Education

The Secretary of National Defense

The Dean, College of Medicine, U.P.

The Dean, College of Medicine, U.S.T.

The Dean, College of Medicine, M.C.U

The Chairman, Board of Medical Examiners

The Chairman, Board of Dental Examiners

The President, Philippine Medical Association

The President, Philippine Public Health Association

The President, Philippine Federation of Private Medical Practitioners

The President, Philippine Pharmaceutical Association

The President, League of District and City Health Officers

The President, Filipino Nurses Association

The President, Philippine Medical Women’s Association

The President, Colegio Medico-Farmaceutico de Filipinas

The Chairman, Board of Pharmaceutical Examiners

The President, Philippine Mental Health Association

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“The members of the Council shall serve without compensation and their term shall be co-terminous
with their tenure in their regular positions.”

Done in the City of Manila, this 25th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 79

CREATING A NATIONAL FORESTRY COUNCIL

WHEREAS, there is an urgent need for the proper conservation and management of the forest
resources of the country and for the reforestation of critical areas of barren watersheds; and

WHEREAS, to solve effectively the problem of forest conservation and reforestation, there is need
of an advisory body on the matter;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law, do hereby create a National Forestry Council whose chief function is to
advise the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources in bringing about the orderly utilization
and proper conservation of our forest resources, including the reforestation of strategic barren areas.
The Council shall be composed of the following:

The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources Chairman

A civic leader to be appointed by the President Executive Chairman

The Director of Forestry Member

The Chief of Constabulary "

The Chief of the Philippine Air Force "

The Undersecretary of Justice "

The Manager, National Power Corporation

The Director of Soil Conservation "

The Director of Animal Industry

A representative of the Philippine Lumber Producers’ Association

A representative of the Society of Filipino Foresters

The Executive Chairman and the representatives of the Philippine Lumber Producers’ Association
and the Society of Filipino Foresters shall serve for a period of two years. All shall serve without
compensation.

The Council shall have the following specific functions:

1. To advise the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources on the implementation of the
forest conservation and reforestation program;

2. To present to the Department of the problems affecting forestry and to make suggestions for
their solution; and

3. To advise the Department on the formulation of practical ways and means of financing the
program.

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In the performance of its functions, the Council is hereby authorized to call upon any department,
bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of the Government for such information, professional
consultation and assistance as it may need.

The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources is authorized to organize a Provincial
Forestry Council in each province where it is needed, the members of which shall be the following:

The District Forester

The Provincial Commander, Provincial Constabulary

The Provincial Fiscal

The Division Superintendent of Schools

A representative of a civic organization to be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture and
Natural Resources

A representative of the Provincial Governor

A forestry licensee to be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources

The Chairman shall be chosen by the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources from among
the members of the Council.

The Provincial Forestry Council shall have the following functions:

(1) To implement and coordinate the action program of forest conservation and reforestation in
the province; and

(2) To advise the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources on the problems affecting forest
conservation and reforestation and to make suggestions for their solution.

Done in the City of Manila, this 2nd day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954).
Presidential Museum and Library.

[Executive Order Nos.:

100]. Manila:

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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 80

FURTHER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 22, DATED APRIL 5, 1954, AS AMENDED BY
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 66, DATED SEPTEMBER 23, 1954.

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the
Philippines, do hereby amend Executive Order No. 66, dated September 23, 1954, so as to allow
fishing by means of trawls, as defined in Executive Order No. 22, dated April 5, 1954, within that
portion of San Miguel Bay north of a straight line drawn from Tacubtacuban Hill in the Municipality
of Mercedes, Province of Camarines Norte, to Balocbaloc Point in the Municipality of Tinambac,
Province of Camarines Sur, until December 31, 1954, only. Thereafter, the provisions of said Executive
Order No. 22 absolutely prohibiting fishing by means of trawls in all the waters comprised within the
San Miguel Bay shall be revived and given full force and effect as originally provided therein.

Done in the City of Manila, this 2nd day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 81

FURTHER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 475 DATED OCTOBER 5, 1951,
AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 51 DATED AUGUST 10, 1954.

By virtue of the powers vested in me by Section 4 of Republic Act No. 1168, entitled “AN
ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE FIXING UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, OF THE MAXIMUM
SELLING PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN SHORT SUPPLY, CREATING THE PRICE CONTROL
OFFICE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES,” and upon the recommendation of the General Manager
and the Board of Directors of the Price Stabilization Corporation, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President
of the Philippines, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 475 dated October 5, 1951, as amended by
Executive Order No. 51 dated August 10, 1954, is hereby further amended by reducing and setting up
new ceiling prices of the following:

FOODSTUFF

Commodity

Unit

RICE:

Macan, 2nd Class

Macan, 1st Class

Elon-Elon or Raminad

Wag-Wag

SEC. 2. This Order shall take effect on January 1, 1955.

Wholesale
per ganta

R0.80

0.85

0.95

1.05

Retail
per ganta

P0.85

0.90

1.00

1.10

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Done in the City of Manila, this 20th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 82

PRESCRIBING THE COLLECTION OF UNIFORM FEES IN CONNECTION WITH THE
ISSUANCE OF PERMITS TO ENGAGE IN RETAIL BUSINESS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1 1 80.

Pursuant to the powers vested in me by law, and in order to compensate the additional services
which city and municipal treasurers are called upon to perform in the implementation of Republic Act
No. 1180, 1, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:

1. A fee of two pesos (P2.00) is hereby authorized to be collected for the issuance of a permit to
engage in the retail business in the Philippines to every person who is not a citizen of the Philippines
and every association, partnership or corporation not wholly owned by citizens of the Philippines, who
or which was actually engaged in the retail business on May 15, 1954.

2. For copies of official records and documents or other papers related to the filing of the
verified statements by the persons, associations, partnerships or corporations mentioned in Section 2
of Republic Act No. 1180, furnished private persons and entities, the schedule of fees authorized to be
collected under Executive Order No. 528 dated September 1, 1952, shall be applicable.

Done in the City of Manila, this 29th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1
Presidential Museum and Library.

100]. Manila:

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 83

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 23 DATED APRIL 7, 1954, ENTITLED “PROVIDING AN
AWARD OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P100, 000.00) FOR THE BEST METHOD OF
ERADICATING RATS BY MEANS OF MICROORGANISM - VIRUS, BACTERIUM, BACILLUS
OR FUNGUS - NOT DANGEROUS TO HUMAN BEINGS, ANIMALS AND PLANTS.”

Paragraph 1 of Executive Order No. 23 dated April 7, 1954, is hereby amended to read as follows:

“1. The sum of P100,000.00 is authorized to be paid out of any existing appropriations for the
Executive Office that may be lawfully used for the purpose, as prize or award to any person who
can discover any microorganism - virus, bacterium, fungus, etc. -capable of effectively killing and
exterminating rats that spread disease or destroy agricultural crops, products, foods, clothing and
plants essential to the national economy and useful to the life, health and well-being of the people.”

This Order shall take effect as of April 7, 1954.

Done in the City of Manila, this 4th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 84

CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAINT BERNARD IN THE PROVINCE OF LEYTE.

Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Leyte and pursuant to the provisions
of Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, there is hereby created in the Province of Leyte
a municipality to be known as the municipality of Saint Bernard consisting of the barrios of
Himatagon, which shall be the seat of the municipal government, Atuyan, Ayahag, Bolodbolod, Cabac-
an, Cabagawan, Carnaga, Catmon, Guinsaugon, Himbangan, Hindag-an, Lepanto, Magbagacay,
Mahayahay, Malibago, Panian, San Isidro, Sugangon, and Tambis, all of the municipality of Cabalian,
same province.

The municipality of Cabalian shall have its present territory minus the portion thereof comprised
in the barrios composing the municipality of Saint Bernard.

The municipality of Saint Bernard shall begin to exist upon the appointment and qualification
of the mayor, vice-mayor and a majority of the councilors thereof and upon the certification by the
Secretary of Finance that said municipality is financially capable of implementing the provisions of the
Minimum Wage Law and providing for all the statutory obligations and ordinary essential services of a
regular municipality, and that the mother municipality of Cabalian, after the segregation therefrom of
the territory comprised in the municipality of Saint Bernard, can still maintain creditably its municipal
government, meet all its statutory and contractual obligations and provide for essential municipal
services.

Done in the City of Manila, this 9th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 85

ESTABLISHING THE MANILA PORT AREA RAT-PROOF BUILDING ZONE

WHEREAS, it appears necessary and advisable to amend existing regulations for rat control in
the Manila Port District to prevent the introduction of bubonic plague;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law, do hereby designate both the Manila South Port District and the Manila
North Port District - comprising the areas bounded on the south by the 25th Street; bounded on the
east, by the Bonifacio Drive in the South Port District and extending to Dewey Boulevard Extension in
the North Port District and as far north as the Reclamation of the North Port District; and bounded
on the west by the Manila Bay - the “Manila Port Area Rat-Proof Building Zone” within the limits
of which only rat-proof building construction made of durable and hard materials, such as reinforced
concrete, bricks, iron, steel or other permanent similarly durable and hard materials shall be allowed:
Provided, That doors with metal plates on base, door and window frames, roof trusses, and similar
portions of a building may be constructed of wood: Provided, further, That mamposteria (adobe),
asbestos boards and their equivalents shall not be considered as satisfactory building materials.

Within the limits of this zone, no stable, pigs, chickens, or other fowls or domestic animals shall
be kept, the food for which services as food for rodents as well, and no domicile shall be maintained.

The preparation, cooking and selling of food within the area shall be authorized only in designated
buildings, the site of construction of which shall be determined by a committee to be headed by the
Chairman of the Port Commission with the Commissioner of Customs, the Director of Health, the
Director of Quarantine and the City Health Office of Manila, as members. The committee may allow
the preparation and selling of food in establishments already existing provided such establishments are
housed in buildings which conform to the rat-proof building specifications stipulated in this Order and
the kitchens of which are adequately protected against insect infestation. The operation of food shops
or restaurants so authorized by the committee shall be strictly under the jurisdiction and supervision of
the City Health Office of Manila, who shall promulgate rules and regulations covering the operation of
such establishments to be approved by the Secretary of Health.

All leases of land within the Manila Port Area Rat-Proof Building Zone shall be subject to the
conditions mentioned in this Executive Order to insure the exclusion and prevent the harborage of rats
therein to the satisfaction of the Director of Health. Plans for proposed construction shall conform to
all existing ordinances of the City of Manila not in conflict with the provisions of this Executive Order
and shall bear the approval of both the Director of Public Works and the Director of Health, and the
building hereinafter constructed shall not be occupied or used for any purpose whatsoever until the
Director of Public Works and the Director of Health shall have certified the work to be satisfactory for
the purpose of rat prevention.

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This Order supersedes Executive Order No. 512, dated July 1, 1952.

Done in the City of Manila, this 15th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 86

CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BOTOCAN IN THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA

Pursuant to the provisions of section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, there is hereby
created in the Province of Laguna a municipality to be known as the municipality of Botocan consisting
of the barrios of Botocan, which shall be the seat of the municipal government, Bakia, Bitaoy, Burgos,
Gagalot, Isabang, Piit, Rizal, and Taytay, all of the municipality of Majayjay, same province.

The municipality of Majayjay shall have its present territory minus the portion thereof comprised
in the barrios composing the municipality of Botocan.

The municipality of Botocan shall begin to exist upon the appointment and qualification of
the mayor, vice-mayor and a majority of the councilors thereof and upon the certification by the
Secretary of Finance that said municipality is financially capable of implementing the provisions of the
Minimum Wage Law and providing for all the statutory obligations and ordinary essential services of
a regular municipality, and that the mother municipality of Majayjay, after the segregation therefrom
of the territory comprised in the municipality of Botocan, can still maintain creditably its municipal
government, meet all its statutory and contractual obligations and provide for essential municipal
services.

Done in the City of Manila, this 15th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1954). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 50(12), 5727-5728.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 87

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 58 DATED AUGUST 16, 1954, ENTITLED
“DECLARING CORREGIDOR AND BATAAN NATIONAL SHRINES, OPENING THEM TO
THE PUBLIC AND MAKING THEM ACCESSIBLE AS TOURIST ATTRACTIONS AND
SCENES OF POPULAR PILGRIMAGES, AND CREATING A COMMISSION FOR
THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE.”

Paragraph 3 of Executive Order No. 58 dated August 16, 1954, is hereby amended to read as
follows:

“3. The Commission shall be composed of the Secretary of National Defense, as Chairman,
the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Secretary of Commerce and
Industry, as Vice-Chairmen, the Secretary of Public Works and Communications, the Chief of
Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Civil Aeronautics Administrator, the President
of the Philippine Association, the President of the Philippine Tourist and Travel Association, the
National Commander of the USAFFE Legion, the Supreme Councilor of the Defenders of Bataan
and Corregidor and the Chairman of the Historical Markers Committee, as members.”

Done in the City of Manila, this 5th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 88

PROHIBITING THE SLAUGHTERING OF CARABAOS FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR

In order to carry out effectively the provisions of Republic Act No. 11 and to conserve our work
animals for agricultural purposes, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:

1. The slaughtering of carabaos for a period of one year from January 31, 1955, is hereby
prohibited.

2. The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources and all public officials concerned are
hereby enjoined not to issue during said period any permit for the slaughtering of carabaos.

Done in the City of Manila, this 6th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source : Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(1), 2.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 89

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 70 AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 64,
BOTH DATED SEPTEMBER 27, 1954, CREATING AND ORGANIZING THE ASIAN GOOD

NEIGHBOR RELATIONS COMMISSION

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines,
do hereby amend Executive Order No. 70, dated September, 1954, creating the Asian Good Neighbor
Relations Commission, by increasing the membership thereof from nine to eleven.

I also amend Administrative Order No. 64 dated September 27, 1954, organizing the Asian
Neighbor Relations Commission, by changing the designation of Mr. Modesto Farolan from Executive
Vice-Chairman to Vice-Chairman; designating Dr. Juan C. Orendain as Executive Secretary; and
including Mr. Oscar Arellano as an additional member of said Commission.

Done in the City of Manila, this 7th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(1), 2-3.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 90

PROHIBITING THE USE OF TRAWLS IN SORSOGON BAY

In order to effectively protect the municipal fisheries in Sorsogon Bay, Province of Sorsogon,
and to conserve fish and other aquatic resources of the area, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

1. Fishing by means of trawls (utase, otter, and or paranzella) of any kind, in the waters
comprised within Sorsogon Bay, including the municipal waters of Magallanes, Province of Sorsogon,
is hereby prohibited.

2. Trawl shall mean, for the purpose of this Order, a fishing net made in the form of a bag with
the mouth kept open by a device, the whole affair being towed, dragged, trailed, or trawled on the
bottom of the sea to capture demersal, ground, or bottom species.

3. Violation of the provisions of this Order shall subject the offender to the penalty provided
under section 83 of Act 4003, or a fine of not more than two hundred pesos, or imprisonment for not
more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court.

Done in the City of Manila, this 12th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(1), 3-4.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 91

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 324, DATED FEBRUARY 11, 1941, ENTITLED
“PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR
VACATION AND SICK LEAVE OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT”

In order to further promote efficiency in the government service and to protect the Retirement
Insurance Fund of the Government Service Insurance System, as well as the funds of the national
or local governments and of government-owned or controlled corporations, I, Ramon Magsaysay,
President of the Philippines, do hereby prescribed the following regulations governing the approval of
applications for leave of absence without pay for the information and guidance of all concerned:

1. Under the circumstances shall leave without pay be granted for more than one year. If an
employee who is on leave without pay for any reason fails to return to duty at the expiration of one
year from the effective date of such leave, he shall then be considered automatically separated from the
service: Provided, That he shall, within a reasonable time before the expiration of his one-year leave of
absence without pay, be notified in writing of the expiration thereof with a warning that if he fails to
report for duty on said date he will be dropped from the service.

2. Any provision of Executive Order No. 324 dated February 11, 1941, which is inconsistent
with the provisions hereof is hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Done in the City of Manila, this 12th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Musuem and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(1), 4-5.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 92

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11 DATED FEBRUARY 3, 1954, CREATING THE

LIBERTY WELLS ASSOCIATION

Paragraph 1(a) of Executive Order No. 11 dated February 3, 1954, creating the Liberty Wells
Association, is hereby amended to read as follows:

“(a) To solicit contributions to the Government from the public of funds and materials to be used
exclusively for the construction and development of artesian wells and other sources of potable water
supply for rural communities in the Philippines lacking in financial resources to provide an adequate
and safe water supply: Provided, That the Association may use such portion of said contributions as
may be needed to defray the expenses incident to its campaign for funds and materials.”

Done in the City of Manila, this 17th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Musuem and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(1), 5.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 93

REVOKING EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED EIGHTY-SIX CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY
OF BOTOCAN IN THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA.

WHEREAS, subsequent to the issuance on December 15, 1954 of Executive Order Numbered
Eighty-six creating the Municipality of Botocan in the Province of Laguna, the comment of the
Secretary of Finance pertinent thereto was received which states that, if the proposed separation of the
barrios named in Executive Order No. 86 which would constitute the new Municipality of Botocan
is effected, the income of P44, 013.26 of the mother municipality of Majayjay will be reduced to
P26,330.47, and will consequently lower its classification from second to third class; and that, in view
of the loss in revenue (P17,683.29), the said Municipality of Majayjay will not be able to maintain
creditably its present municipal government unless a reduction of its personnel is resorted to;

WHEREFORE, and public welfare and interest so requiring, Executive Order Numbered Eighty-
six dated December 15, 1954, herein mentioned is hereby revoked.

The revocation herein made takes effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 19th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 94

FURTHER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 58, DATED AUGUST 16, 1954, SO AS TO
INCLUDE THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING OF THE NATIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
AS MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF

CORREGIDOR AND BATAAN.

Paragraph 3 of Executive Order No. 58, dated August 16, 1954 as amended by Executive Order
No. 87 dated January 5, 1955, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

“3. The Commission shall be composed of the Secretary of National Defense, as Chairman,
the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Secretary of Commerce and Industry,
as Vice-Chairmen, the Secretary of Public Works and Communications, the Director of Planning
of the National Planning Commission, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines,
the Civil Aeronautics Administrator, the President of the Philippine Association, the President of
the Philippine Tourist and Travel Association, the National Commander of the USAFFE Legion,
the Supreme Councilor of the Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor and the Chairman of the
Historical Markers Committee, as members.”

Done in the City of Manila, this 7th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). [Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 95

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 45 DATED JULY 6, 1936, ENTITLED
“CREATING A NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION BOARD TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT
ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF LAND, MARINE, AND AIR TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.”

The third and fourth paragraphs of Executive Order No. 45 dated July 6, 1936, are hereby
amended to read as follows:

“NOW, THEREFORE, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by virtue of
the powers vested in me by law, do hereby constitute and create a National Transportation Board
composed of the Secretary of Public Works and Communications as Chairman, and the Chief of Staff
of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Commissioner of Public Highways, the General Manager
of the Manila Railroad Company, the Commissioner of Customs, the Director of Coast and Geodetic
Survey, and the Administrator of Civil Aeronautics Administration, as members.

“This Board shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Government, its branches, subdivisions and
agencies, in regard to the improvement of land, marine and air transportation facilities, including -

(a) The planning of new highways;

(b) The development of public railroad and motor vehicle services;

(d) The provision of facilities for air transportation;

(e) The coordination and systematization of all aids to navigation and transportation, whether
on land, water or the air; and

(f) The construction of lighthouses.”

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Done in the City of Manila, this 7th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). [Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 96

MERGING THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF LOURDEZ IN THE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS
ORIENTAL WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES OF ALUBIJID, EL SALVADOR, INITAO,
MANTICAO AND OPOL, SAME PROVINCE.

Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board and pursuant to the provisions of section
sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, the territory of the municipal district of Lourdez in the
province of Misamis Oriental is hereby merged with the municipalities of Alubijid, El Salvador, Initao,
Manticao and Opol, all of the same province, as follows:

1. With the municipality of Alubijid the portion of the territory of the municipal district of
Lourdez comprised within the following boundaries: “Beginning at a point marked TO’ on plan,
thence S 28° 40’W, 10,570 M. to pt, ‘9’ on the south bank of the main tributary to the Alubijid
River; thence upstream along the south bank of this river to point ‘8’; thence S 18°30’W, 2,930 M. to
pt. ‘7’; thence N 66°15’ W, 3,560 M. to pt., Tl’; thence N 10°45’E, 15,560 M. to pt. ‘12’ which is on
the Alubijid-Initao Municipal boundary; Thence S 73°45’E, 2,610 M. to pt. ‘13’; thence S 49°15’E,
3,160 M. to the point of beginning.”

2. With the municipality of El Salvador the portion of the territory of the municipal district
of Lourdez comprised within the following boundaries: “Beginning at a point marked ‘6’ on plan
which is on the east bank of the Amoros River, thence upstream along the east bank of this river in
a southwesterly direction to point ‘5’, thence N 66°15’W, 3,560 M. to point ‘7’; thence N 18°30’E,
2,930 M. to point ‘8’ on the south bank of the main tributary to the Alubijid River; thence along
the south bank of this river downstream in a northwesterly direction to point ‘9’; thence N 28°40’E,
10,570 M. to pt. TO’; thence S 49°15’E, 5,010 M. to the point of beginning.”

3. With the municipality of Initao the portion of the territory of the municipal district of Lourdez
comprised within the following boundaries: “Beginning at a point marked ‘12’ on plan which is on
the Alubijid-Initao boundary, thence S 10°45’W, 15,560 M. to pt. Tl’; thence N 78°05’W, 6,670 M.
to pt. ‘14’ which is on the boundary of Manticao and the former municipal district of Lourdez;
thence N 80°00’E, 1,490 M. to pt. ‘15’ which is on the Manticao-Initao Municipal boundary; thence
N 15°10’E, 7,750 M. to pt. ‘16’ which is on the North bank of the Initao River; thence N 56°50’E,
8,260 M. to the point of beginning.”

4. With the municipality of Manticao the portion of the territory of the municipal district of
Lourdez comprised within the following boundaries: “Beginning at a point marked ‘5’ on plan which
is on the east bank of the Amoros River; thence S 18°20’W, 5,080 M. to pt. ‘4’ which is on the Lanao-
Misamis Oriental provincial boundary; thence along the Lanao-Misamis Oriental boundary 10,270 M.

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in a westerly direction to pt. ‘17’; thence N 8°00’E, 9,670 M. to pt. ‘14’; thence S 74°05’E, 6,670 M. to
pt. ‘11’; thence S 66°15’E, 7,140 M. to the point of beginning.”

5. With the municipality of Opol the portion of the territory of the municipal district of Lourdez
comprised within the following boundaries: “Beginning at a point marked ‘1’ on plan which is on
the boundaries between the former Municipal District of Lourdez, Opol and Cagayan de Oro City,
thence S 18°30’W, 17,350 M. to pt. ‘2’ which is on the Lanao-Misamis Oriental boundary; thence
N 53°45’W, 1,520 M. along the Lanao-Misamis Oriental boundary to pt. ‘3’; thence 1,630 M. in a
westerly direction to pt. ‘4’; thence N 18°20’W, 5,080 M. to pt. ‘5’ on the east bank of the Amoros
River; thence along the east bank of the Amoros River in a northeasterly direction to point ‘6’; thence
S 49°15’E, 2,290 M. to the point of beginning.

(Descriptions of the boundaries referred to above are based on the Map of the Western Part of
Misamis Oriental, Scale: 1:100,000, prepared by C. T. Aleman, project inspector, and apprived by Actg.
Highway District Engineer Desiderio Anolin of Misamis Oriental.)

This Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 9th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). [Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 97

ORGANIZING THE SITIO OF SIBACUNGAN OF THE POBLACION, MUNICIPALITY OF
LAMBUNAO, ILOILO, INTO A SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT BARRIO.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code and public welfare
so requiring, the sitio of Sibacungan of the poblacion, municipality of Lambunao, province of Iloilo, is
hereby organized into a separate and Independent barrio under the same name.

The organization herein made takes effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 12th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1
Presidential Museum and Library.

100]. Manila:

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 98

ANNEXING A PORTION OF THE TERRITORY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CATIGBIAN,
PROVINCE OF BOHOL, TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF TUBIGON, SAME PROVINCE

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code and public welfare
so requiring, that portion of the present territory of the municipality of Catigbian, Bohol, in the north
which adjoins the municipality of Tubigon is hereby segregated from the said municipality and annexed
to the municipality of Tubigon, same province. The boundary line between the two municipalities, as a
result of this annexation, shall be as follows:

From a point where the old boundary between the municipalities of Clarin and Tubigon
intersects the present north boundary of the municipality of Catigbian somewhere northeast
of the poblacion of the barrio of Buenos Aires, and northwest of the poblacion of the barrio
of Calangahan, as shown in the map of the municipality of San Jacinto and its barrios and
their respective mother municipalities, province of Bohol, surveyed by E. Graciosa, plotted
by E. Torres and checked by J. T. Clarin, Assistant Civil Engineer, District Engineer’s Office,
scale 1 to 50,000 and hearing date of May, 1952, running roughly southwesterly along the
Catigbian-Tubigon old boundary, to its intersection with the straight imaginary line running
from the top of Mount Guise, marked in the map as Pt. 5, to the point on a hill, marked in
the map as Hill No. 2; thence, roughly westward in a straight line to the said Hill No. 2;
thence, following approximately the same direction in a straight line to its intersection
with the Catigbian-Tubigon old boundary; thence, roughly westward following the same
Catigbian-Tubigon old boundary to a point of intersection of said boundary with the
Calape-Tubigon old boundary line somewhere in the vicinity and southwest of the poblacion
of the barrio of Cabanugan in the municipality of Tubigon. (The boundary herein described
is shown in blue pencil line on the map mentioned herein.)

The changes herein made take effect immediately.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 17th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1 - 100]. Manila:
Presidential Museum and Library.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 99

TERMINATING THE COLLECTION OF TOLLS AT THE MABOLO TOLL BRIDGE,

NAGA CITY

The total cost of the Mabolo Toll Bridge in Naga City, plus interest at the rate of four per cent per
annum, having been fully recovered, as certified in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 3500, as
amended, it is hereby ordered that the collection of tolls at the Mabolo Toll Bridge be terminated.

This Order shall take effect upon receipt of copy hereof by the Provincial Treasurer of
Camarines Sur.

Done in the City of Manila, this 26th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

(SGD.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). [ Executive Order Nos.: 1
Presidential Museum and Library.

100]. Manila:

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 100

CREATING A COMMITTEE TO STUDY AND FIND WAYS AND MEANS OF PROMOTING
FARM MECHANIZATION AND IMPROVING CREDIT FACILITIES TO FARMERS

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, do
hereby create a Committee to study and find ways and means of promoting farm mechanization and
improving credit facilities to farmers. The Committee shall be composed of the following:

1 . Dr. Amando Dalisay, Executive Secretary, National Economic Council Chairman

2. Dir. Felix Maramba, Member, National Agricultural Council Member

3. Mr. Martin Duarte, Koppel (Phil.), Inc Member

4. Mr. Vicente Sabalvaro, Manager, Tanauan Rural Bank Member

5. Atty. Jose M. Trinidad, Agriculturist, Rehabilitation Finance Corporation Member

6. Mr. Patrocinio Cordero, President, Farm Machinery Club Member

7. Mr. Catalino Cabe, Vice-President, G. A. Machineries, Inc Member

8. Mr. R. Marino Corpus, Director, Central Bank Member

9. Dr. Manuel Marquez, President, Com. Bank &c Trust Co Member

10. Mr. Luis Ablaza, President, Monte de Piedad Member

11. Miss Ana Maria Araneta, Regent, Araneta Institute of Agriculture Member

12. Mr. Primitivo Aguas, International Harvester Company of the Philippines Member

13. Atty. Vicente Roco, Jr., Vice-President, Radiowealth, Inc Secretary

The Committee shall take into account not only tractor spare parts and accessories of machinery
but also small labor-saving implements and gadgets developed in Japan, Formosa and India which may
be suited to small farms in the Philippines.

The Committee is hereby authorized to call upon any department, bureau, office, agency or
instrumentality of the Government for such assistance or information as it may need in the performance
of its duties and functions.

The Committee shall submit its report and recommendations to the President of the Philippines as
soon as possible.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 26th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(3), 1169-1170.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 101

WAIVING THE ADDITIONAL PROGRESSIVE TAXES TO BE COLLECTED FROM, AND PAID BY,
PROPRIETORS AND OPERATORS OF CERTAIN SUGAR MILLS FOR THE 1953-1954 CROP

Whereas, most of the sugar centrals in the Philippines are still undertaking the rehabilitation
of their facilities, including the buildings and dwelling houses of their laborers, which were damaged
during the last war, and are incurring heavy expenditures for this purpose;

Whereas, some of these centrals have been operating at a loss, and others at profits which are
inconsiderable; and

Whereas, the imposition of the additional progressive taxes on these centrals would be unduly
oppressive and, in a few instances, even confiscatory in effect;

Now, therefore, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, do hereby waive the
additional progressive taxes to be paid by proprietors and operators of the following sugar mills for
the 1953-1954 crop under section 2 of Commonwealth Act No. 567:

1 . Asturias Sugar Central, Inc.

2. Bogo-Medellin Milling Co., Inc.

3. Central Azucarera Don Pedro

4. Central Azucarera del Norte

5. Hind Sugar Company

6. Ormoc Sugar Company, Inc.

subject to the condition that in the case of the Asturias Sugar Central, Inc., the amount waived, as
hereby authorized, shall be paid over to the planters.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 3rd day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(3), 1171.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 102

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 79 DATED NOVEMBER 2, 1954, BY DESIGNATING
THE UNDERSECRETARY OF EDUCATION AS AN ADDITIONAL MEMBER OF THE
NATIONAL FORESTRY COUNCIL AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY TO
ORGANIZE CITY AND MUNICIPAL FORESTRY COUNCILS

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, do
hereby amend Executive Order No. 79 dated November 2, 1954, by designating the Undersecretary of
Education as an additional member of the National Forestry Council created therein and authorizing
the Director of Forestry to organize a City Forestry Council and a Municipal Forestry Council where-
ever one is needed in the locality, the members of which shall be the following:

City (or municipal) mayor Chairman

City Superintendent of Schools (or Principal Teacher) Member

A representative of a local civic organization Member

A representative of the Provincial Commander of the Philippine Constabulary Member

A forestry license Member

The local Forest Officer or in his absence, the City or Municipal Agriculturist Member

The City and Municipal Forestry Councils shall have the same functions as those of Provincial
Forestry Councils enumerated in Executive Order No. 79.

Done in the City of Manila, this 5th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, ninteen hundred and
fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO
Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(3), 1172.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 103

FURTHER AMENDING PARAGRAPH 18 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 303 DATED
SEPTEMBER 26, 1940, AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 646 DATED

DECEMBER 7, 1953.

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines,
do hereby further amend paragraph 18 of Executive Order No. 303 dated September 26, 1940, as
amended by Executive Order No. 646 dated December 7, 1953, to read as follows:

“18. Salaries of government employees. — Employees of the Republic of the Philippines appointed
pensionados shall be entitled to receive their salaries from the offices or bureaus where they are
employed during the authorized period of their scholarship abroad. No substitutes shall be appointed
to perform the work of these government pensionados during the period of their scholarship.
Government employees who have been granted scholarships shall be considered as on special duty in
the United States or in foreign countries during the period of their scholarship.”

Done in the City of Manila, this 5th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(3), 1173.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 104

TERMINATING THE COLLECTION OF TOLLS AT THE EMBARCADERO TOLL BRIDGE,

ALAMINOS, PANGASINAN

The total cost of the Embarcadero Toll Bridge, Alaminos, Pangasinan, plus interest at the rate of
5 per cent per annum, having been fully recovered as certified in accordance with the provisions of Act
No. 3500, as amended, it is hereby ordered that the collection of tolls at the Embarcadero Toll Bridge
be terminated.

This Order shall take effect upon receipt of copy hereof by the Provincial Treasurer of Pangasinan.

Done in the City of Manila, this 9th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955).
Philippines, 51(3), 1173-1174.

Official Gazette of the Republic of the

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 105

DESIGNATING THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS AS AN ADDITIONAL
MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC COMMISSION CREATED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER
NO. 536 DATED OCTOBER 21, 1952, AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 569 DATED

FEBRUARY 17, 1953

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines,
do hereby designate the Commissioner of Public Highways as an additional member of the National
Traffic Commission created in Executive Order No. 536 dated October 21, 1952, as amended by
Executive Order No. 569 dated February 17, 1953.

Executive Order No. 536, as amended, is modified accordingly.

Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source : Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(3), 1174.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 106

CREATING A COMMITTEE ON FACILITATION OF INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT IN

THE PHILIPPINES

Whereas, the Republic of the Philippines is a signatory to the Convention on International Civil
Aviation concluded at Chicago on December 7, 1944, and deposited its instrument of ratification of
said Convention on March 1, 1947;

Whereas, the Council of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), created and
designated by the Convention as the working body of the International Civil Aviation Organization,
adopted standards on March 1, 1949, and recommended practices for the facilitation of air travel
known as Facilitation of International Air Transport (FAL), Annex 9 to the Convention;

Whereas, Article 22 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation expresses the obligation
accepted by each contracting state “to adopt all practicable measures, through the issuance of special
regulations or otherwise, to facilitate and expedite navigation by aircraft between the territories of
Contracting States, and to prevent unnecessary delays to aircraft, crews, passengers, and cargo
especially in the administration of the laws relating to immigration, quarantine, customs and
clearance”;

Whereas, Article 23 of the Convention states that each contracting State is obligated “so far as
it may find practicable, to establish customs and immigration procedures affecting international air
navigation in accordance with the practices which may be established or recommended from time to
time pursuant to this Convention”;

Now, therefore, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers
vested in me by law, do hereby order:

1. A Committee on Facilitation of International Air Transport (FAL) in the Philippines is hereby
created to perform, among others, the following functions:

(a) To carry out and implement, whenever practicable by promulgation, amendment, or
modification of rules and regulations appropriate to the respective bureaus and offices concerned
herewith, the standards and recommended practices adopted in Annex 9 to the International Civil
Aviation Convention:

( b ) To coordinate the activities of the various bureaus and offices having common or joint
interests with the clearance of aircraft, passengers and cargo;

(c) To organize technical sub-committees to serve in the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO)-sponsored FAL Conference and recommend to the President of the Philippines the appointment
of officials to compose such technical sub-committees;

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(d) To organize other subsidiary committees necessary to take care of the accommodations of
representatives of foreign countries and international organizations to the ICAO-sponsored conference
to be held in the Philippines. The expenses incident to such conference, other than specific government
funds appropriated for the purpose, shall be jointly and equally shouldered by the various bureaus and
offices represented in these committees;

(e) To determine its organization and rules of procedure;

(/) To deal with matters within its sphere of action not specifically mentioned herein.

2. The Committee on Facilitation of International Air Transport (FAL) in the Philippines shall
be composed of representatives of the following offices:

(a) Bureau of Customs

(b) Bureau of Immigration

(d) Bureau of Plant Industry

(e) Bureau of Animal Industry

(/) Bureau of Quarantine

(g) Central Bank of the Philippines

(h) Department of Foreign Affairs

(i) Civil Aeronautics Administration

(j) An authorized representative of the Airlines’ Facilitation Committee.

(k) Such other representatives as the Committee may invite to the membership of FAL.

3. The Civil Aeronautics Administration shall call a meeting at the earliest possible time to
organize the Committee on Facilitation of International Air Transport (FAL) in the Philippines. The
FAL Committee shall elect such officers as may be necessary to carry into effect the purpose for which
this Committee is created.

Done in the City of Manila, this 12th day of March, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines.
Philippines, 51(3), 1175-1176.

(1955). Official Gazette of the Republic

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 107

CREATING A PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON TRADE AGREEMENTS AND RELATED
MATTERS COVERED BY REPUBLIC ACT 1189

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Republic Act 1189 and in order to review and
recommend the implementation and/or modification of the commitments of the Government of the
Republic of the Philippines under any trade and financial agreement, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of
the Philippines, do hereby order:

Section 1. In order to expand foreign markets and establish new ones for Philippine products,
and in order to carry out the objectives of Republic Act 1189, there is hereby created a Presidential
Committee on Trade and Financial Agreements and related matters composed of a representative each
from the Department of Foreign Affairs, as Chairman; the Departments of Commerce and Industry,
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economic Coordination, Central Bank and the Tariff Commission,
as members.

This Committee shall (a) explore the possibilities of negotiating trade and financial agreements
between the Philippines and other countries as a means of expanding Philippine overseas trade;
(b) review and recommend the modification or revision of any agreement, in whole or in part, once
concluded; (c) study ways and means, consistent with export/import and exchange laws, rules and
regulations, of effectively implementing all trade and financial agreements as have been, or may
hereafter be, entered into between the Philippines and other countries; (d) study the commodity
composition of trade plans (including the need for their revision) as well as the operation of any
trade and financial agreement as it actually affects the national economy in terms of productivity,
employment, and the country’s fiscal and foreign exchange position; and (e) submit a report of its
findings and recommendations to the President quarterly or as often as it is so directed.

Sec. 2. In order to coordinate the functions and activities of this Committee with other economic
planning or advisory bodies in respect to the overall policy, it shall, from time to time as it finds
necessary, or as directed by the President, consult with the National Economic Council and/or any
other economic planning and development authority that may be established.

Sec. 3. Any provisions of existing executive and/or administrative orders as are inconsistent with
the provisions of this Order are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. This Order shall take effect on March 15, 1955.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 15th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(3), 1176-1177.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 108

FURTHER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 70, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
NO. 64, BOTH DATED SEPTEMBER 27, 1954, AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 89,
DATED JANUARY 7, 1955, CREATING AND ORGANIZING THE ASIAN GOOD NEIGHBOR

RELATIONS COMMISSION

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, do
hereby further amend Executive Order No. 70, dated September 27, 1954, as amended by Executive
Order No. 89, dated January 7, 1955, creating the Asian Good Neighbor Relations Commission, by
increasing the membership thereof from eleven to twelve.

I also further amend Administrative Order No. 64, dated September 27, 1954, likewise as
amended by Executive Order No. 89, dated January 7, 1955, organizing the Asian Good Neighbor
Relations Commission by including Mr. Escolastico S. Duterte as an additional member of said
Commission.

Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(3), 1178.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 109
FIXING OFFICE HOURS DURING THE HOT SEASON

Pursuant to the provisions of section 564 of the Revised Administrative Code, the office hours of
all government bureaus and offices, including the provincial, city and municipal governments, during
the period from April 1 to June 5, 1955, both dates inclusive, are hereby reduced to five continuous
hours which shall be from eight o’clock in the morning to one o’clock in the afternoon. The provisions
of this Order shall not apply to the offices in the City of Baguio, whether national, provincial or
municipal.

Done in the City of Manila, this 30th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(3), 11 78- A.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 110

RECLASSIFYING ALL MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES

Pursuant to the provisions of section five of Republic Act Numbered Five hundred and fifty-four,
the following municipalities are hereby reclassified as indicated herein, in accordance with the schedule
provided in section two thousand one hundred and seventy of the Administrative Code, as amended by
section one of said Republic Act Numbered Five hundred and fifty-four, on the basis of their average,
annual income during the four consecutive fiscal years, ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, as certified by the General Auditing Office:

ABRA

Municipalities

Class

Municipalities

Class

Bangued

First

Penarrubia

Fifth

Bucay

Fourth

Pidigan

Fourth

Danglas

Fifth

Pilar

Fourth

Dolores

Fourth

Sal-lapadan

Fifth

Langangilang

Fourth

San Isidro

Fifth

Lagayan

Fifth

San Juan

Fourth

Langiden

Fifth

San Quintin

Fifth

La Paz

Fourth

Tayum

Fourth

Luba

Fifth

Villaviciosa

Fifth

Manabo

Fourth

AGUSAN

Buanavista

Second

Jabonga

Fourth

Cabadbaran

First

Nasipit

Third

Carmen

Fourth

Talacogon

Fifth

Esperanza

Third

Tubay

Fourth

ALBAY

Bacacay

Third

Malilipot

Fourth

Camalig

Second

Malinao

Fourth

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Municipalities

Class

Daraga

Manito

Fifth

Guinobatan

First

Oas

Second

Joveliar

Fourth

Polangui

First

Legaspi

Rapu-Rapu

Fourth

Libog

Fourth

Tabaco

1-B

Libon

Third

Tiwi

Fourth

Ligao

First

ANTIQUE

Anini-y

Fourth

Fibertad

Fourth

Barbasa

Second

Pandan

Third

Bugasong

Second

Patnongon

Third

Caluya

Fourth

San Jose

First

Culasi

Second

San Remigio

Fourth

Dao

Third

Sibalom

First

Flamtic

Second

Tibiao

Third

Faua-an

Third

Valderrama

Fourth

BATAAN

Abucay

Third

Mariveles

Fourth

Bagac

Third

Moron

Third

Balanga

1-B

Orani

First

Dinalupihan

First

Orion

Second

Hermosa

Third

Pilar

Fourth

Fimay

Third

Samal

Third

BATANES

Basco

Fourth

Nahatao

Fifth

Itbayat

Fifth

Sabtang

Fifth

Ivana

Fifth

Uyugan

Fifth

BATANGAS

Agoncillo

Third

Mataas-na-Kahoy

Fourth

Alitagtag

Third

Nasugbu

First

Balayan

First

Padre Garcia

Fourth

Batangas

1-A

Rosario

1-B

Bauan

1-B

San Jose

Second

Calaca

Third

San Juan

1-B

* Recently recreated upon abolition of City of Legaspi by Republic Act No.

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Calatagan Third

Cuenca Third

Ibaan Third

Lemery First

Lian Third

Lobo Third

Mabini Fourth

Malvar Fourth

Municipalities Class

San Luis Third

Santo Tomas Second

Taal 1-B

Talisay Third

Tanauan 1-B

Taysan Third

Tuy Third

BOHOL

Alburquerque

Third

Guindulman

Third

Alicia

Fourth

Inabanga

Second

Anda

Third

Jagna

Second

Antequera

Third

Jetafe

Third

Baclayon

Third

Lila

Third

Balilihan

Third

Loay

Third

Batuan

Fourth

Loboc

Third

Bilar

Fourth

Loon

Second

Borja

Third

Mabini

Third

Calape

First

Maribojoc

Second

Candijay

Second

Panglao

Third

Carmen

Second

Sevilla

Fourth

Catigbian

Third

Sierra-Bullones

Second

Clarin

Third

Sikatuna

Fourth

Corella

Third

Tagbilaran

1-B

Cortes

Fourth

Talibon

Second

Dauis

Fourth

Trinidad

Third

Dimiao

Third

Tubigon

First

Duero

Fourth

Ubay

Second

Garcia-Hernandez

Third

Valencia

Second

BUKIDNON

Impasugong

Fourth

Maluko

Third

Malaybalay

First

Talakag

Fourth

BULACAN

Angat

Third

Norzagaray

Second

Baliuag

1-B

Obando

First

Bigaa

Third

Pandi

Third

Bocaue

First

Paombong

1-B

Bulacan

First

Plaridel

First

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Calumpit First

Guiguinto Third

Hagonoy 1-A

Malolos 1-A

Marilao Third

Meycauayan 1-B

Municipalities Class

Polo First

Pulilan Third

San Ildefonso Second

San Jose del Monte Third

San Miguel 1-B

San Rafael Third

Santa Maria First

CAGAYAN

Abulug Third

Alcala Third

Allacapan Fourth

Amulung Third

Aparri 1-B

Baggao Third

Ballesteros Third

Buguey Second

Calayan Fourth

Camalaniugan Third

Claveria Third

Enrile Third

Faire Fourth

Gattaran Third

Gonzaga Third

Iguig Fourth

Lal-lo Third

Lasam Fourth

Pamplona Fourth

Penablanca Fourth

Piat Fourth

Rizal Fourth

Sanchez-Mira Third

Santa Ana Fourth

Solana Second

Tuao Third

Tuguegarao 1-B

CAMARINES NORTE

Basud Third

Capalonga Fourth

Daet 1-B

Jose Panganiban Second

Labo Third

Mercedes Third

Paracale Second

San Vicente Fourth

Talisay Fourth

Vinzons Third

CAMARINES SUR

Baao

Third

Lupi

Fourth

Balatan

Fifth

Magarao

Fourth

Bato

Third

Milsor

Fourth

Bombon

Fourth

Minalabac

Fourth

Buhi

Third

Nabua

First

Bula

Third

Ocampo

Fourth

Cabusao

Fourth

Pamplona

Fourth

Calabanga

Third

Pasacao

Fourth

Camaligan

Fourth

Pili

Second

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Canaman Fourth

Caramoan Third

Del Gallego Fourth

Gainza Fifth

Garchitorena Fourth

Goa Third

Iriga First

Lagonoy First

Libmanan First

Municipalities Class

Ragay Third

Sagnay Fourth

San Fernando Fourth

San Jose Fourth

Sipocot Third

Siruma Fourth

Tigaon Third

Tinambac Third

CAPIZ

Altavas

Third

Balete

Fourth

Banga

Third

Bataan

Third

Buruanga

Fourth

Cuartero

Fourth

Dao

Third

Dumalag

Second

Dumarao

Third

Ibajay

Second

Ivisan

Third

Jamindan

Third

Kalibo

First

Lezo

Fourth

Libacao

Fourth

Madalag

Fourth

Makato Third

Malay Fourth

Malinao Third

Mambusao Second

Nabas Third

New Washington Second

Numancia Third

Panay Third

Panitam Third

Pilar Third

Pontevedra First

President Roxas Second

Sapian Fourth

Sigma Fourth

Tangalan Fourth

Tapaz Third

CATANDUANES

Bagamanoc

Fourth

Pandan

Fourth

Baras

Fourth

Panganiban

Fourth

Bato

Third

San Miguel

Fourth

Calolbon

Third

Viga

Fourth

Caramoran

Fourth

Virac

Second

Gigmoto

Fifth

CAVITE

Alfonso

Second

Magallanes

Fourth

Amadeo

Third

Maragondon

Third

Bacoor

Second

Mendez-Nunez

Third

Bailen

Fourth

Naic

Second

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Carmona Third

Dasmarinas Third

General Trias Third

Imus First

Indang Second

Kawit Second

Municipalities Class

Noveleta Fourth

Rosario Third

Silang Second

Tanza Third

Ternate Fourth

CEBU

Alcantara Fourth

Alcoy Fourth

Alegria Fourth

Aloguinsan Fourth

Argao Second

Asturias Second

Badian Third

Balamban Second

Bantayan First

Barili Second

Bogo First

Boljoon Fourth

Borbon Third

Carcar First

Carmen Third

Catmon Third

Compostela Third

Consolacion Third

Cordova Third

Daanbantayan Second

Dalaguete First

Santa Fe Third

Santander Fourth

Sibonga Second

Sogod Fourth

Tabogon Third

Danao First

Dumanjug Second

Ginatilan Fourth

Liloan Third

Madridejos Second

Malabuyoc Fourth

Mandaue Second

Medellin Second

Minglanilla Third

Moalboal Third

Naga 1-B

Opon 1-B

Oslob Third

Pilar Fourth

Pinamunngajan Third

Poro Fourth

Ronda Fourth

Sambo an Fourth

San Fernando Third

San Francisco Fourth

San Remigio Third

Tabuelan Fourth

Talisay Second

Toledo First

Tuburan First

Tudela Fourth

COTABATO

Banga Third

Buluan First

Cotabato 1-A

Datu Piang First

Dinaig Second

General Santos First

Lebak Third

M’lang Third

Midsayap First

Norala Third

Nuling Third

Pagalungan Third

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Gian Second

Kabakan Second

Kiamba Second

Kidapawan First

Koronadal First

Lambayong Third

Municipalities Class

Parang Second

Pigkawayan Fourth

Pikit First

Tacurong Second

Tumbao Fifth

Tupi Fourth

DAVAO

Babak

Second

Malalag

First

Baganga

Third

Malita

First

Bansalan

First

Manay

Third

Caraga

Third

Mati

First

Cateel

Third

Padada

1-B

Compostela

First

Panabo

First

Digos

1-B

Pantukan

First

Governor Generoso

Second

Samal

First

Hagonoy

First

Santa Cruz

First

Kapalong

Third

Saug

Second

Lupon

Second

Tagum

First

Mabini

Second

Trinidad

Third

ILOCOS NORTE

Bacarra

Second

Nueva Era

Fifth

Badoc

Third

Paoay

Third

Bangui

Third

Pasuquin

Second

Banna

Third

Piddig

Third

Batac

Second

Pinili

Fourth

Burgos

Fourth

San Nicolas

Third

Currimao

Fourth

Sarrat

Third

Dingras

Second

Solsona

Third

Loaog

1-B

Vintar

Third

ILOCOS SUR

Banayoyo

Fifth

Bantay

Third

Bauguen

Fourth

Burgos

Fourth

Cabugao

First

Candon

First

Caoayan

Third

Cervantes

Fourth

San Esteban Fourth

San Ildefonso Fifth

San Vicente Fourth

Santa Third

Santa Catalina Fourth

Santa Cruz Third

Santa Lucia Third

Santa Maria Second

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Lapog Third

Lidlidda Fifth

Magsingal Second

Nagbukel Fifth

Narvacan First

Municipalities Class

Santiago Fourth

Santo Domingo First

Sinait Third

Tagudin Third

Vigan 1-B

ILOILO

Ajuy

Second

Lambunao

Second

Alimodian

Third

Leganes

Second

Anilao

Fourth

Lemery

Third

Balasan

Second

Leon

Second

Banate

Third

Lucena

Fourth

Barotac Nuevo

Second

Maasin

Third

Barotac Viejo

Second

Miagao

First

Batad

Fourth

Nueva Valencia

Fourth

Buenavista

Third

Oton

First

Cabatuan

Second

Passi

First

Calinog

First

Pavia

Third

Carles

Third

Pototan

First

Concepcion

Fourth

San Dionisio

Third

Dingle

Second

San Joaquin

First

Duenas

Third

San Miguel

Third

Dumangas

First

Santa Barbara

Second

Estancia

Second

Sara

Second

Guimbal

Third

Tigbauan

First

Igbaras

Third

Tubungan

Third

Janiuay

1-B

Zarraga

Third

Jordan

Third

ISABELA

Alicia Third

Angadanan Third

Aurora Third

Cabagan Third

Cabatuan Third

Cauayan Second

Cordon Fourth

Echague Second

Gamu Third

Naguilian Fourth

Palanan Fifth

Reina Mercedes Fourth

Roxas Second

San Agustin Fourth

San Mariano Fourth

San Mateo Third

San Pablo Fourth

Santa Maria Fourth

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Municipalities

Class

Municipalities

Class

Ilagan

1-B

Santiago

First

Jones

Third

Santa Tomas

Fourth

Luna

Fourth

Tumauini

Second

Mallig

Third

LAGUNA

Alaminos

Third

Majayjay

Second

Bay

Fourth

Nagcarlan

First

Binan

First

Paete

Second

Cabuyao

Second

Pagsanjan

First

Calamba

1-A

Pakil

Fourth

Calauan

Third

Pangil

Fourth

Cavinti

Third

Pila

Third

Famy

Fifth

Rizal

Fourth

Lilio

Third

San Pedro

Third

Longos

Fourth

Santa Cruz

1-B

Los Banos

Second

Santa Maria

Fourth

Luisiana

Third

Santa Rosa

Second

Lumban

Third

Siniloan

Third

Mabitac

Fourth

Victoria

Fourth

Magdalena

Third

LANAO

Balo-i

Third

Kolambugan

Second

Baroy

Third

Lala

Third

Kapatagan

Third

Malabang

Second

Karomatan

Fourth

Tubod

Second

Kauswagan

Second

LA UNION

Agoo

First

Aringay

Third

Bacnotan

Second

Balaoan

Second

Bangar

Second

Bauang

Second

Caba

Third

Luna

Third

Naguilian

Second

Pugo Fourth

Rosario Third

San Fernando 1-A

San Gabriel Fourth

San Juan Third

Santol Fourth

Santo Tomas Third

Sudipen Fourth

Tubao Third

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Municipalities

Class

LEYTE

Abuyog

First

Kananga

Fourth

Alangalang

Second

Kawayan

Fourth

Albuera

Fourth

La Paz

Third

Almeria

Fourth

Leyte

Fourth

Anahawan

Fourth

Libagon

Fourth

Babatngon

Fourth

Liloan

Third

Barugo

Third

Maasin

Second

Bato

Second

MacArthur

Fourth

Baybay

1-B

Macrohon

Third

Biliran

Fourth

Malitbog

Third

Bontoc

Third

Maripipi

Fourth

Burauen

First

Matalom

Third

Cabalian

Second

Merida

Third

Cabucgayan

Fourth

Naval

Third

Caibiran

Third

Palo

First

Calubian

Third

Palompon

Second

Capoocan

Fourth

Pastrana

Fourth

Carigara

Second

Pintuyan

Third

Culaba

Fifth

San Francisco

Fourth

Dagami

Third

San Isidro

Third

Dulag

Second

San Miguel

Fourth

Elilongos

Second

Santa Fe

Fourth

Hindang

Fourth

Silago

Fifth

Hinunangan

Fourth

Sogod

Third

Hinundayan

Fourth

Tabango

Fourth

Inopacan

Fourth

Tanauan

Second

Isabel

Fourth

Tolosa

Fourth

Jaro

Second

Tunga

Fourth

Julita

Fourth

Villaba

Third

MARINDUQUE

Boac

First

Mogpog

Second

Buenavista

Fourth

Santa Cruz

First

Gasan

Second

Torrijos

Fourth

MASBATE

Aroroy

Third

Milagros

Fourth

Baleno

Fourth

Mobo

Fourth

Balud

Third

Palanas

Fourth

Batuan

Fourth

Placer

Third

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Cataingan Third

Cawayan Third

Dimasalang Third

Mandaon Fourth

Masbate First

Municipalities Class

Pio V. Corpus Fourth

San Fernando Third

San Jacinto Third

San Pascual Third

Uson Third

MINDORO OCCIDENTAL

Abra de Ilog

Fourth

Paluan

Fourth

Looc

Fourth

Sablayan

Fourth

Lubang

Third

San Jose

Second

Mamburao

Fourth

Santa Cruz

Fifth

MINDORO ORIENTAL

Baco

Fourth

Pinamalayan

First

Bongabon

Third

Pola

Second

Bulalacao

Fifth

Puerto Galera

Fourth

Calapan

First

Roxas

Fourth

Mansalay

Fourth

San Teodoro

Fourth

Naujan

First

Victoria

Fourth

MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL

Aloran

Third

Lopez-Jaena

Third

Baliangao

Second

Oroquieta

First

Bonifacio

Third

Plaridel

Second

Calamba

Second

Sinacaban

Third

Clarin

Third

Tangub

Second

Jimenez

First

Tudela

Second

MISAMIS ORIENTAL

Alubijid

Third

Lagonglong

Fourth

Balingasag

Second

Linugos

Fourth

Balingoan

Third

Mahinog

Third

Catarman

Second

Mambajao

Second

Claveria

Fourth

Manticao

Third

El Salvador

Third

Medina

Second

Gingoog

First

Opol

Fourth

Guinsiliban

Fourth

Sagay

Third

Initao

Second

Salay

Second

Jasaan

Third

Tagoloan

Third

Kinogitan

Third

Talisayan

Second

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Class

MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

Itogon

Second

Tabuk

Fourth

La Trinidad

Third

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

Asia

Fourth

Manapla

First

Bago

1-B

Murcia

First

Binalbagan

First

Pontevedra

First

Cadiz

1-B

Pulupandan

First

Calatrava

First

Sagay

1-B

Cauayan

Second

San Carlos

1-B

Escalante

First

San Enrique

Second

Himamaylan

First

Saravia

First

Hinigaran

First

Silay

1-B

Hog

Second

Sipalay

Third

Isabela

1-B

Talisay

1-B

Kabankalan

First

Toboso

Second

La Carlota

1-B

Valladolid

Second

La Castellana

1-B

Victorias

1-B

Magallon

Second

NEGROS ORIENTAL

Amlan

Third

Jimalalud

Third

Ayungon

Third

La Libertad

Third

Bacong

Third

Larena

Third

Bais

1-B

Lazi

Third

Bayawan

Third

Manjuyod

Third

Canlaon

Second

Maria

Third

Dauin

Third

Pamplona

Third

Enrique Villanueva

Fourth

Payabon

Third

Guijulngan

First

San Juan

Fourth

Santa Catalina

Third

Tayasan

Third

Siaton

Third

Valencia

Third

Sibulan

Third

Vallehermoso

Third

Siquijor

Third

Zamboanguita

Third

Tanjay

1-B

NUEVA ECIJA

Aliaga

Third

Papaya

Fourth

Bongabon

Third

Penaranda

Fourth

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Cabiao Second

Carranglan Fourth

Cuyapo First

Gapan First

Guimba First

Jaen Third

Laur Third

Licab Fourth

Lupao Second

Munoz First

Nampicuan Fourth

Pantabangan Fourth

Municipalities Class

Quezon Third

Rizal Second

Sabani Fourth

San Antonio Second

San Isidro Second

San Jose 1-B

San Leonardo Third

Santa Rosa Third

Santo Domingo Third

Talavera First

Talugtug Fourth

Zaragoza Second

NEUVA VIZCAYA

Aglipay

Fifth

Diffun

Fourth

Aritao

Third

Dupax

Third

Bagabag

Third

Kayapa

Fifth

Bambang

First

Maddela

Fourth

Bayombong

Second

Solano

First

PALAWAN

Aborlan

Fourth

Cuyo

Third

Agutaya

Fifth

ElNido

Fourth

Araceli

Fourth

Puerto Princesa

First

Brooke’s Point

Third

Quezon

Fourth

Busuanga

Fifth

Roxas

Fourth

Cagayancillo

Fifth

Taytay

Third

Coron

Third

PAMPANGA

Angeles

1-A

Masantol

Second

Apalit

Third

Mexico

Second

Arayat

Second

Minalin

Third

Bacolor

Second

Porac

Third

Candaba

First

San Fernando

1-A

Floridablanca

First

San Luis

Fourth

Guagua

1-B

San Simon

Fourth

Lubao

First

Santa Ana

Fourth

Mabalacat

Second

Santa Rita

Third

Macabebe

First

Santo Tomas

Fourth

Magalang

Second

Sexmoan

Third

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Municipalities

Class

PANGASINAN

Agno Third

Aguilar Fourth

Alaminos First

Alcala Second

Anda Third

Asingan Second

Balungao Third

Bani Second

Dasol Fourth

Infanta Fourth

Labrador Fourth

Lingayen First

Mabini Fourth

Malasiqui First

Manaoag First

Mangaldan First

Mangatarem Second

Mapandan Third

Natividad Third

Pozorrubio Second

Rosales Second

San Carlos 1-B

San Fabian Second

Bautista Fourth

Bayambang First

Binalonan First

Binmaley Second

Bolinao Second

Bugallon Third

Burgos Third

Calasiao Third

San Jacinto Third

San Manuel Third

San Nicolas Third

San Quintin Second

Santa Barbara Third

Santa Maria Third

Santo Tomas Fourth

Sison Third

Sual Fourth

Tayug First

Umingan Second

Urbiztondo Third

Urdaneta 1-B

Villasis First

QUEZON

Agdangan Fourth

Alabat Second

Atimonan First

Aurora Fourth

Baler First

Buenavista Fourth

Burdeos Fourth

Calauag First

Candelaria First

Casiguran Fourth

Catanauan Third

Dipaculao Fourth

Dolores Third

General Luna Fourth

General Nakar Fourth

Guinayangan Third

Lucban First

Lucena 1-A

Macalelon Third

Maria Aurora Fourth

Mauban First

Mulanay Fourth

Padre Burgos Third

Pagbilao Second

Perez Fourth

Pitogo Third

Polillo Third

Quezon Fourth

Sampaloc Third

San Narciso Third

Sariaya First

Tagcauayan Second

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Gumaca First

Infanta Second

Lopez First

Municipalities Class

Tayabas First

Tiaong First

Unisan Second

RIZAL

Angono Fourth

Antipolo Second

Baras Fourth

Binangonan Second

Cainta Fourth

Caloocan 1-A

Cardona Fourth

Jalajala Fourth

Las Pinas Second

Makati 1-A

Malabon 1-A

Mandaluyong 1-A

Marikina 1-B

Montalban Third

Morong Third

Muntinlupa Third

Navotas 1-B

Paranaque 1-B

Pasig 1-A

Pateros Third

Pililla Fourth

San Juan del Monte 1-A

San Mateo Third

Tagig Third

Tanay Second

Taytay Second

Teresa Fourth

ROMBLON

Badajoz Third

Cajidiocan Fourth

Concepcion Fourth

Corcuera Fourth

Despujols Fourth

Jones Fourth

Looc Third

Magdiwang Fourth

Odiongan Second

Romblon Second

San Fernando Fourth

Santa Fe Fourth

SAMAR

Allen

Third

Marabut

Fourth

Almagro

Fourth

Maydolong

Fourth

Arteche

Fifth

Mercedes

Fifth

Balangiga

Fourth

Mondragon

Fourth

Basey

First

Motiong

Fourth

Bobon

Fourth

Oras

Third

Borongan

Second

Palapag

Third

Calbiga

Fourth

Pambujan

Third

Can-avid

Fourth

Pinabacdao

Fifth

Capul

Fourth

Quinapondan

Fourth

Catarman

Second

Salcedo

Fourth

Catbalogan

1-B

San Antonio

Fourth

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Catubig Third

Daram Fourth

Dolores Fourth

Gamay Fourth

Gandara Third

General MacArthur Third

Giporles Fourth

Guiuan Second

Flernani Fourth

Flinabangan Fifth

Jiabong Fourth

Laoang Third

Las Navas Fourth

Lavezares Fourth

Llorente Third

Municipalities Class

San Jose Fourth

San Julian Fourth

San Policarpo Fifth

San Sebastian Fifth

Santa Margarita Fourth

Santa Rita Fourth

Santo Nino Fifth

Sulat Fourth

Taft Fourth

Talalora Fourth

Tarangnan Fourth

Villareal Fourth

Wright Fourth

Zumarraga Fourth

SORSOGON

Bacon

Third

Barcelona

Fourth

Bulan

First

Bulusan

Third

Casiguran

Third

Castilla

Fourth

Donsol

Third

Gubat

First

Irosin Second

Juban Third

Magallanes Third

Matnog Fourth

Pilar Third

Prieto-Diaz Fourth

Santa Magdalena Fourth

Sorsogon First

SULU

Jolo

1-B

SURIGAO

Bacuag

Fourth

Lingig

Third

Bislig

Second

Loreto

Fourth

Cagwait

Fourth

Madrid

Fourth

Cantilan

Third

Mainit

Second

Carrascal

Fourth

Numancia

Fourth

Cortes

Third

Oteiza

Third

Dapa

Third

Pilar

Fourth

Dinagat

Fourth

Placer

Third

General Luna

Fourth

Sapao

Fourth

Gigaquit

Third

Surigao

1-B

Flinatuan

Second

Taganaan

Fourth

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Municipalities

Class

Municipalities

Class

Lanuza

Fourth

Tago

Second

Lianga

Third

Tandag

Second

TARLAC

Anao

Fourth

Camiling

1-B

Bamban

Third

Capas

Second

Concepcion

1-B

Ramos

Fourth

Gerona

First

San Clemente

Fourth

La Paz

Second

San Manuel

Third

Mayantoc

Third

Santa Ignacia

Second

Moncada

First

Tarlac

1-A

Paniqui

First

Victoria

First

Pura

Third

ZAMBALES

Botolan

Third

San Antonio

Third

Cabangan

Third

San Felipe

Third

Candelaria

Fourth

San Marcelino

Second

Castillejos

Third

San Narciso

Second

Iba

Second

Santa Cruz

Second

Masinloc

Third

Subic

First

Palauig

Fourth

ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE

Dapitan

First

New Pinan

Third

Dipolog

1-B

Polanco

Third

Katipunan

First

Rizal

Third

Labason

Third

Sindangan

First

Liloy

Third

Siocon

Second

Manukan

Third

ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR

Alicia

Third

Labangan

Third

Aurora

Second

Malangas

Third

Dimataling

Third

Margo satu big

First

Dinas

Third

Molave

First

Ipil

Third

Pagadian

1-B

Kabasalan

Second

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Any municipality which, by virtue hereof, is raised in classification shall provide for the full
amount of the increase in salary to which the justice of the peace thereof is entitled until the said
amount shall have been duly provided in the Annual General Appropriation Act.

This reclassification shall take effect as of July 1, 1954.

Done in the City of Manila, this 14th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(4), 1749-1760.

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MALACANANG

RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. Ill

TERMINATING THE COLLECTION OF TOLLS AT THE GANANO TOLL BRIDGE,

PROVINCE OF ISABELA

The total cost of the Ganano Toll Bridge in the province of Isabela, together with interest at
the rate of four per cent per annum, having been fully recovered, as certified in accordance with the
provisions of Act No. 3500, as amended, it is hereby ordered that the collection of tolls at the Ganano
Toll Bridge be terminated.

This Order shall take effect upon receipt of copy hereof by the Provincial Treasurer of Isabela.

Done in the City of Manila, this 16th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(4), 1761.

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MALACANANG

RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 112

AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION TO ISSUE THROUGH THE
SECRETARY OF JUSTICE READMISSION CERTIFICATES TO REFUGEES WHO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE REFUGEE RELIEF ACT OF 1953 OF THE UNITED STATES

Whereas, the Refugee Relief Act of 1953 of the United States grants over a period of three
years immigrant status to 214,000 aliens; over and above the number of immigrant visas which
may, according to the present rates of issuance, be issued by American consular officers to quota and
nonquota immigrants during the same period;

Whereas, section 7 of said Act requires that an alien applying for an entry visa thereunder be
in possession of a certificate of readmission guaranteeing his readmission to the country in which he
obtains a visa under this Act if it turns out that he obtained it by fraud or by misrepresenting a material
fact; and

Whereas, the benefits of said Act cannot be extended to the Philippines unless it issues the
certificate required in section 7 thereof;

Now, Therefore, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested
in me by law, do hereby authorize the Commissioner of Immigration to issue through the Secretary
of Justice readmission certificates to refugees who desire to take advantage of the Refugee Relief Act
of 1953 of the United States, guaranteeing their readmission to the Philippines after it is subsequently
found that they have obtained their visas under said Act by fraud or by misrepresenting n material fact.

Done in the City of Manila, this 21st day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-five and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(4), 1761-1762.

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MALACANANG

RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 113
ESTABLISHING THE CLASSIFICATION OF ROADS

In pursuance of the provisions of section 26, Article VIII of Republic Act No. 917, known as
the “Philippine Highway” Act of nineteen hundred fifty three”, and upon the recommendation of the
National Transportation Board created by Executive Order No. 45, dated July 6, 1936, I, Ramon
Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, do hereby establish the following national primary and
national secondary and “national aid” provincial and city roads:

Provinces

From To Length

km. km. km.

ABRA

(National Primary Road): None
(National Secondary Road):

1. Abra-llocos Sur Road

2. Abra-Kalinga Road

3. Abra-llocos Norte Road

4. Bangued Cadre Road

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Lumabu-San Isidro Road

2. Bucay-Manabo Road

3. Bangued-Penarrubia-Bucay Road

AGUSAN

(National Primary Roads):

1. Agusan-Surigao Road

2. Agusan-Davao Road

3. Agusan-Misamis Or. Road

386.99

409.17

411.23

428.01

420.91

406.38

409.17

489.02

456.50

411.74

430.30

437.00

420.91

22.18

79.85

47.33

0.51

149.87

2.91

16.09

14.53

33.53

356.12

355.17

294.77

411.86

499.74

327.07

55.76

144.57

32.30

232.63

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From

Length

Provinces

km.

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Azpitia-Lianga-Hinat u a n Road

410.00

425.40

15.40

2. Jet. Nasipit Fort Road

313.63

316.62

2.99

3. Buenavista Airport Road

319.90

323.67

3.77

4. Maramaq-Liberta-Bisliq Road

322.00

437.00

115.00

137.16

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1 . Poyo-Colorado-Jabonga Road

390.59

397.40

6.81

2. Causwangan-Casinan-Tubay Road

366.48

371.87

5.39

3. Cahayagan Road

301.23

307.23

6.60

18.80

ALBAY

(National Primary Roads):

1. Manila South Rd. (via Danao-Sipocot)
(National Secondary Roads):

1. City Bdry.-Tiwi-Camarines Sur Road .

2. Ligao-Tabaco Road

3. Mt. Mayon Park Road

4. Ligao-Panginiran Road

5. Tabaco-Wharf Road

(“National Aid” Provincial Road):

1. Guinobatan-Jovellar Road

2. Matacon-Libon Road

3. Legaspi Bdry.-Manito Road

504.59

543.67

39.08

562.83

566.78)

47.61

523.86

567.52)

526.35

553.19

26.84

540.76

577.76

37.00

524.64

563.30

38.76

552.22

553.55

1.33

151.54

532.37

548.67

16.30

506.43

509.13

2.70

575.60

590.96

15.36

34.36

ANTIQUE

(National Primary Roads):

1. Antique-lloilo Road

2. Antique-Capiz Road

0.00 24.60 24.60

0.00 131.32 131.32

155.92

(National Secondary Roads):

1. San Jose Port Road ..

2. San Jose Airport Road

0.00 1.00 1.00

2.80 3.40 0.60

1.60

("National Aid” Provincial Road):

1. Asluman-Dao-lloilo Bdry. Road

13.50 46.42 32.92

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Provinces

BATAAN

(National Primary Roads):

1. Bataan-Pampanga Road

2. Bataan-Zambales Road

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Jet. Layac-Balanga-Mariveles Port

2. Pilar-Bagac Road

3. Dinalupihan Jet. -San Jose-Floridablanca

4. Balanga Cadre Road

5. Capitol Road

6. Moron-Bagac Road

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Mariveles-Bagac Road

BATANES

(National Primary Roads): None
(National Secondary Roads):

1. Basco-lvana-Innabu-Mahatao Road

2. Basco Airport-Contra Costa Road

3. Basco Port Road

4. Basco Radio Station Road

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Mayan-Raile-Mauyen Road

2. San Vicente-Savidug Chavayan Road

BATANGAS

(National Primary Roads):

1. Manila South Road

(National Secondary Roads):

1 . Tagaytay Jct.-Lemery Road

2. Batangas-Quezon Road

3. Manila-Batangas & Port Road (via Tanauan Diversion Road)

4. Tagaytay-Tuy-Nasugbu Port Road

5. Nasugbu-Calatagan Road

From

km.

Length

km.

97.06

100.36

3.30

100.36

120.04

19.68

22.98

100.36

172.46

72.10

126.24

152.52

26.28

102.37

109.16

6.79

124.09

126.44

2.35

124.60

125.80

1.20

150.29

175.16

24.87

133.59

171.55

198.85

27.30

0.00

33.24

0.00

2.92

0.00

0.39

0.00

0.86

37.41

0.00

4.67

7.67

60.91

73.94

13.03

71.58

91.71

20.13

107.06

124.63)

112.37

122.76)

27.96

65.20

76.44)

91.22

113.12)

33.14

71.58

103.94

32.36

96.99

123.49

26.50

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Provinces

6. Banay-Banay-Mojon Jet. Road

7. Batangas Cadre Road

8. Paliko Cadre Road

9. Lake Taal-Tagaytay Road

10. Palilo-Balayan-Batangas Road

11. Batangas-Lobo Road

12. Rosario Jct.-Lipa Road

13. Balayan - Balibago - Calatagan Road

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. San Juan-Laiya Road

2. Mojon-Cubamba-San Nicolas Road ....

Taal-San Nicolas Road

3. Lemery-Agoncillo Road

4. Taal-San Luis-Alitagtag Road

5. Dagatan-Sto. Nino-Mahanadiong Road

From

Length

km.

92.27

108.22

15.95

110.30

111.20

0.90

93.81

94.41

0.60

69.02

74.90

5.88

93.11

153.01

59.90

110.45

146.05

35.60

90.88

93.12

2.24

105.91

117.51

11.60

272.76

122.99

142.99

20.00

136.54

142.54)

131.34

138.64)

13.30

127.07

133.01

5.94

131.24

142.64

11.40

112.00

117.00

5.00

55.64

BENGUET (MOUNTAIN PROVINCE)

(National Primary Roads):

1. KennonRoad

2. Baguio -Bontoc Road

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Baguio-Bauang Road

2. Jet. Mankayan-Cervantes Road

3. Baguio-Boa-ltogon-San Manuel Bdry

4. Baguio-Bontoc Jct.-Bocod-Nva. Vizcaya Road

5. Kennon-Agat Road

6. La Trinidad Cadre Road

(a) Benguet Prov. Inspector Road

(b) Benguet Cadre Road

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1 . Acop-Amburayan-Kibungan Road

215.91

240.82

24.91

252.74

343.39

90.65

115.56

281.85

299.45

17.60

335.36

361.60

26.24

253.84

293.30

39.46

270.32

320.74

50.42

214.83

215.63

0.80

257.65

257.81

0.16

257.59

258.03

0.14

135.12

263.06

299.15

36.10

BOHOL

(National Primary Roads):

1 . Tagbilaran East Road

2. Tagbilaran North Road

0.00 138.82 138.82

0.00 121.87 121.87

260.69

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Provinces

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Loay Interior Road

2. Jet. Carmen-Sierra Bullones-Danao-Dimiao-Jetaffe Road

3. Jet. Tagbilaran North Road-Talibon Road

4. Calape Cadre Road

5. Tagbilaran Causeway Road

6. Ubay Cadre Road

7. Tagbilaran Cadre Road

8. Jet. High School-Tagbilaran Causeway Road

9. Tagbilaran Airport Road

(“National Aid" Provincial Roads):

1 . Carmen-Borja Bacani Road

2. Jet. (Loay Int. Rd.)-Carmen-Sierra Bullunes-Alicia Road .

3. Balilihan-San Jacinto-Tubigon Road

4. Jet. Quinoguitan-Sevilla Road

BUKIDNON

(National Primary Roads):

1. Sayre Highway (Malaybalay North & South Rds.)

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Del Monte Airport

2. Malaybalay Airport

3. Capitol Road

4. Malundo-Cabaritan-Maramag-Libertad Road

5. Malaybalay-Cadre Road

6. Bukidnon-Cotobato-Davao Road

(“National Aid" Provincial Roads):

1. Sayre Junction-Talakag Road

BU LACAN

(National Primary Roads):

1. Manila North Road

2. Cagayan Valley Road

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Plaridel Airport Road

2. Pulilan-Calumpit Road

3. San Miguel-Sibul Springs Road

From

km.

Length

km.

18.68

98.00

79.32

61.70

91.70

30.00

112.56

114.08

1.52

42.49

43.53

1.04

1.47

2.00

0.53

123.17

123.34

0.17

2.10

2.20

0.10

0.97

1.47

0.50

1.59

2.03

0.44

113.62

58.80

87.20

28.40

61.70

93.20

31.50

22.00

50.38

28.38

31.13

36.00

5.87

155.89

337.00

181.11

181.81

163.64

1.83

234.41

235.38

0.97

232.93

234.56

1.63

(256.00

326.00)

40.00

(286.00

322.00)

36.00

233.67

234.57

0.90

305.10

330.10

25.00

106.33

245.52

279.29

33.77

10.50

51.29

40.79

35.89

85.62

49.73

90.52

41.60

43.66

2.06

42.24

64.14

11.90

78.48

89.11

10.63

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4. Plaridel-Norzagaray-Bicti Road

5. San Miguel Cadre Road

6. Sibul-Biak-na-Bato Road

7. Baliwag-Candaba

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Bulacan-Obando Road

2. Malolos-Hagonoy Road

3. Hagonoy-Calumpit Road

4. Pandi-Angat Road

From

Length

km.

41.60

71.52)

70.85

79.01)

38.08

87.66

88.63

0.97

88.99

98.11

9.12

50.57

57.08

6.51

79.27

15.45

29.40

13.95

44.57

53.70

9.13

52.67

66.25

13.58

39.85

52.13

12.28

48.94

CAGAYAN

(National

Primary Roads):

1 .

Cagayan Valley-Aparri Port Road

473.16

597.16

124.00

Manila North Road

590.21

701.31

111.10

Jet. Manila North-Cadcadir-Kabugao Road

601.11

605.11

4.00

(National

Secondary Roads):

1 .

Cagayan-Kalinga Road

500.86

521.19

20.33

Cagayan-Apayao Road

493.76

567.22

73.46

Dugo-Gonzaga-San Vicente Port Road

583.56

655.46

71.90

Cagayan-Kalinga Rd. Tuao-Abbut Sec.)

537.86

543.36

5.50

Jet. Enrile-Sta. Maria Road

512.16

515.86

3.70

Tuguegarao Cadre Road

590.36

590.66

0.30

Aparri Airport Road

595.46

597.00

1.54

176.73

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1 .

Jet. Enrile-Lemu-Divisoria Rd

508.47

520.56

Cattaran-Cumao Road

555.97

569.27

13.30

Baggao-San Jose Imurong Road

537.46

560.00

22.54

Jet. Allacaoan Road

688.16

697.80

9.64

57.57

CAMARINES NORTE

(National Primary Roads):

1. Manila South Road

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Talubatid-Mambulao Port Road

2. Daet (Bagabaas) Airport Road

263.86

381.39

117.53

329.51

349.99

20.48

351.59

355.51

3.92

24.40

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From

Length

Provinces

km.

‘National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1 .

Daet-San Vicente Road

354.82

363.82

9.00

Daet-Mercedes Road

355.60

361.76

6.16

Batobalane-Paracale Road

341.71

350.00

8.29

23.45

CAMARINES SUR

(National Primary Roads):

1 .

Manila Sourth Road (via Sipocot-Danao)

(381.39

449.70)

68.31

(457.89

504.59)

46.70

115.01

(National

Secondary Roads):

1 .

Impig-Cabusao-Naga City Road (Old Manila South Road)

405.60

443.28

37.68

Pili-Tigaon-Albay Bdry. Road

467.95

523.86

55.91

Sagnay-Nato Road

499.51

501.12

1.61

Naga (Pili) Airport Road

462.58

463.18

0.60

Noriones-Consocep-Gapandan Rd. (Mt. Isaurog Park)

454.30

468.80

14.50

Pili Cadre Road

462.79

463.51

0.72

111.02

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1 .

Tigaoan-San Jose-Lagonoy Road

493.06

508.50

15.44

Danao-Pascao Road

538.26

446.27

8.01

Danao-Pamplona Road

438.26

441.26

3.00

Iriga-Buhi Road

487.13

491.00

3.87

Manila South Road Jet. Libmanan Rd

426.68

433.50

6.82

Mabuao-Sto. Dominao-Balatan Road

492.04

567.60

15.56

52.70

CAPIZ

(“National Primary Roads):

1 .

Capiz East Road

4.50

54.20

49.70

Capiz-lloilo Road

10.50

65.30

54.80

Capiz-Antique Road

15.60

131.90

116.30

(National Secondary Roads):

1 .

Kalibo-New Washington Wharf Rd

84.10

93.70

9.60

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1 .

Dumarao-Sara Boundary Road

52.90

75.90

23.00

Sigma-Mambusao Road

28.40

36.50

8.10

Banga-Libacao Road

76.60

97.80

21.20

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(National Primary Roads): None
(National Secondary Roads):

1. Virac-Bato-Viga-Panganiban Supan Rd. .

2. Virac-Calolbon-Supang Road

3. Virac-Pier Road

CATANDUANES

From

km.

0.00

km.

87.75

66.00

0.27

Length

km.

87.75

66.00

0.27

154.02

(National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Viga-Tambongon Road

52.78

63.50

10.72

2. Baras-Paniquiban-Vinticayan Road

24.00

36.00

12.00

CAVITE

22.72

(National Primary Roads): None
(National Secondary Roads):

1. Manila-Cavite Road

14.85

29.33

14.48

2. Cavite-Batangas Road via Silang

17.56

53.88)

42.80

3. Noveleta-Naic-Tagaytay Road

65.02

26.55

71.50)

76.26

49.71

4. Dasmarinas-Carmona-Binang Road

34.54

50.18

15.64

5. Noveleta Diversion Road

24.66

25.97

1.31

6. Tanza-Tres Cruses-Quintana Road

34.15

47.50

13.35

7. Naic-Quintana-Jct. Dasmarinas-Silang ....

46.16

66.16

20.00

8. South Dock to Top Side (Corregidor Is.) ..

0.00

4.161

9. Rd. Jet. to Airfield via Malinta Tunnel

0.130

3.412

3.282

10. Rd. Jet. to Airfield via Malinta Point

0.130

4.057

3.927

11 . Tanza Diversion

32.41

32.38

0.97

169.63

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Gen. Trias-Amadeo Road

36.40

62.44

26.04

2. Kaytitinga-Magallanes Road

80.80

96.80

16.00

CEBU

42.04

(National Primary Roads):

1. Cebu North-Hagnaya Wharf Road

4.12

110.82

106.70

2. Cebu South-San Sebastian Wharf Road .

8.84

142.94

134.10

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Length

Provinces

km.

240.80

(National Secondary Roads):

1 .

Cebu-Toledo Wharf Road

10.10

50.10

40.00

Opon-Mactan Road

0.00

7.60

Bogo-Polembato Wharf Road

102.90

105.10

2.20

Dalaguete-Badian

84.90

118.80

33.90

Pinamungahan-Aloguisan-Mantalongon

63.60

88.20

24.60

Bogo-Medellin Cadre Road

104.20

120.90

16.70

Toledo-Pinamungahan Cadre Road

49.90

63.80

13.90

Carcar-Barili-Mantayupan Waterfalls Road

40.50

65.40

24.90

163.80

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1 .

Balamban-Talamban Road

63.50

90.00

26.50

Talamban-Balamban Road

10.20

56.00

45.80

Taboilan-San Remegio Road

86.90

119.40

32.50

Sogod-Borbon Road

65.00

72.40

7.40

Borbon-Taboaon Road

82.70

97.10

14.40

126.60

COTABATO

(National Primary Roads):

1 . Cotabato Davao Road

2. Cotabato-Lanao Road

3. Cotabato-Alah Valley-Lasedeco-Marbel Road

4. Marbel-Tupi-Nakar Road

5. Sayre Highway (Cotabato-Bukidnon)

6. Makar-Malalag Road

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Bukidnon-Cotabato-Davao Road

2. Parang Wharf Road

3. Cotabato Airport Road

4. Midsayap-Dulawan-Marbel Road

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Quilada-M’lang-Takurong Road

2. Kidapawan (Linao)-Mateo-Munan Road

143.09

277.11

134.02

100.25

155.83

55.58

155.83

300.56

144.73

276.86

335.67

58.81

337.04

388.22

51.18

332.51

376.29

43.78

488.10

330.10

345.10

15.00

127.23

128.03

0.80

155.30

156.02)

155.30

157.80)

3.22

176.22

276.86

100.64

119.66

229.22

288.75

59.53

251.94

259.19

7.25

66.78

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DAVAO

(National Primary Roads):

1 . Davao-Cotabato Road (Sibulan R.-Cotabato Boundary)

2. Davao-Agusan Road (Lasang R.-Agusan Bdry.)

3. Digos-Malalag-Makar Road

4. Digos Junction Road

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Davao-Surigao Coastal Road

2. Davao Penal Colony Road

3. Mati Wharf Road

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Magugpo-Pagsabangan-Maniki Road

2. Malalag-Malita Road

3. Compostela-Cateel Road

I LOCOS NORTE

(National Primary Roads):

1. Manila North Road

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Ilocos Norte-Apayao Road

2. Ilocos Norte-Abra Road

3. Laoag (Barrio Cabu) Airport Road

4. Laoag Cadre Road

5. Currimao Port Road (Goang)

6. Gilbert Br. -Capitol Road

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1 . Bacarra-Tadac-Bangue

2. Batac-Banana Road

ILOCOS SUR

(National Primary Roads):

1. Manila North Road

2. Tagudin-Bontoc Road

From

km.

277.11

338.76

391.76

507.53

305.55

360.62

307.44

308.41

411.90

698.17

402.90

415.00

518.56

518.76

418.89

439.27

326.74

337.74

463.47

475.29

445.11

590.21

484.33

550.53

504.36

552.13

485.99

492.97

489.06

490.21

459.70

160.10

487.96

488.18

495.68

539.20

470.55

488.43

313.42

445.11

321.41

388.64

Length

km.

61.65

115.77

55.07

0.97

233.46

286.27

12.10

0.20

298.57

20.38

11.00

11.82

43.20

145.10

66.20

47.77

6.98

1.15

0.40

0.22

122.72

43.52

17.88

61.40

131.69

67.23

198.92

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From To

km. km.

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Ilocos Sur-Abra Road

2. Solvec Port Road

3. Bantay-Vigan Road

4. Vigan Airport Road

5. Vigan Cadre Road

6. Cabugao-Salomague Port Road

7. Narvacan-Solvec Port Road

8. Cervantes-Mankayan Road

9. Candon-Baugen-Angaki-Cervantes Road

10. Quirino Boulevard, Vigan

(“National Aid" Provincial Roads):

1. Jet. Banayoyo-Lidlidda-San Emilio-Angaki Road

ILOILO

(National Primary Roads):

1. Iloilo-Antique Road

2. Iloilo-Capiz Road

3. Iloilo East-Capiz Road

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Oton-Pacquiad-Mandurriao Road

2. Iloilo Agricultural School Road (Lambunao)

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Barotac Nuevo-Talisay-Lanas Road

2. Lambunao-Tina-Pototam Road

3. Tubungan-lgbaras Road

4. Barotac Viejo-San Rafael Road

5. Leon-Tubungan Road

6. Banate-Dela Paz-Garrita-San Enrique

378.70 386.99

380.82 381.82

406.94 409.06

408.16 412.16

408.58 408.94

433.29 438.69

375.95 381.35

380.98 390.39

346.74 419.94

406.72 412.46

352.04 418.84

8.40 71.63

6.46 70.16

9.36 136.00

8.40 12.00

50.67 62.47

34.10 43.81

43.89 70.00

41.19 59.98

59.70 78.65

28.30 41.26

53.63 73.52

ISABELA

(National Primary Roads):

1. Cagayan Valley Road 313.33 473.16

2. Naguillan Jet. San Mariano-Palanan Road 395.32 488.51

Length

km.

8.29

1.00

2.12

4.00

0.36

5.40

9.41
73.20

5.74

114.92

66.80

63.23

63.70

126.64

253.57

3.60

11.80

15.40

9.71

21.11

18.79

18.95

12.96
19.89

101.41

159.83

93.19

253.02

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(National Secondary Roads):

1. Cabatuan Jct.-Sta. Maria-Enrile Road

2. Cauayan Diversion

3. Santiago Diversion Road

4. Jet. National Park Road

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Jones-San Agustin Road

2. Santiago-Echague-Cauayan Road ...

From

km.

Length

km.

367.94

443.88

75.94

373.29

375.06

1.77

330.26

332.06

1.80

420.99

429.79

8.80

88.31

359.50

373.90

14.00

332.27

361.77

29.50

43.50

LAGUNA

(National Primary Roads):

1. Manila South Road (Via Sta. Rosa Div.)

30.50

60.91)

30.41

73.94

82.67)

8.73

(National Secondary Roads):

39.14

1. Calamva-Sta. Cruz Famy Jet. Road

52.77

122.78

70.01

2. Pagsanjan-Luisiana-Quezon Boundary

101.40

124.60

23.20

3. Rizal Boundary-Quezon Famy Boundary Road

70.84

97.94

27.10

4. Mt. Makiling Park Road

64.52

77.52

13.00

5. Mt. Makiling Loop Road

67.36

68.28)

0.92

6. Canlubang Cadre Road

54.56

55.36

0.80

7. Lumbang-Caliraya-Dam Site Road

104.65

113.39

8.74

8. Calamba-Tagaytay Road

50.77

71.51

20.74

9. Binan-Carmona Road

35.86

37.47

1.61

10. Calauan-San Pablo Road

74.51

78.68

1.61

170.58

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. San Pablo-Magdalena-Pagsanjan Road

95.34

120.34

25.00

2. Baiite-Victoria Road

83.24

87.74

4.50

3. Sambat-Majayjay Road

110.94

119.24

8.34

4. Alaminos-Lioa Road

76.54

79.84

3.30

41.14

LANAO

(National Primary Roads):

1. Malabang-Maranding Road via Karomatan

2. Lanao-Cotabato Road (Malabang-Cotabato)

3. Lanao-Zamboanga Road (Linamon-Zamboanga)

74.00

144.00

70.00

74.00

100.25

26.25

36.22

123.76

87.54

183.79

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Length

Provinces

km.

(National Secondary Roads):

1 .

Lanao-Cotabato Rd. (Dansalan-Malabang)

3.50

74.00

70.50

Bito-Abaga

4.00

24.00

20.00

Puga-an-Cadungan Jet

7.47

74.16

63.69

Malurdo-Cabaritan-Maramag

18.00

56.00

38.00

Canassi-Tukod

35.00

86.00

51.00

Mumungan-Maria Cristina-Overton Road

20.09

24.20

4.11

Karamutan Jct.-Tukuran Jet. Road

134.00

149.00

15.00

262.30

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1 .

Lumbatan-Kolambug-Malabang Road

115.54

80.24

35.30

Tubod Road

89.19

90.47

1.28

Baroy Road

92.41

93.60

1.19

Lala Road

100.03

104.26

4.23

LA UNION

(National Primary Roads):

42.00

1 .

Manila North Road

212.16

313.42

101.26

La Union-Benguet Road (Kennon-Road) Curve

214.08

215.91

1.83

La Union-Pangasinan Road-Curve

236.05

240.26

4.21

107.64

(National

Secondary Roads):

1 .

Bauang-Baguio Road

259.69

281.85

22.16

San Fernando Port Road

267.53

270.63

3.10

25.26

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1 .

Rosario-Pugo Road

215.77

227.02

12.02

Naguilian-Bagulin Road

267.39

288.99

11.60

San Fernando-Baaulin Road

274.33

286.33

12.00

35.62

LEYTE

(National Primary Roads):

1 .

Leyte-Samar Road

16.44

23.79

7.36

Tacloban-Baybay South Road

7.76

153.02

145.26

Bato-Bontoc Road

153.02

178.54

25.52

Bontoc-Mimayangan-Liican-Pintuyan

249.54

288.00)

38.46

288.00

296.25)

8.25

0.36

39.80)

39.44

264.28

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Length

Provinces

km.

(National Secondary Roads):

1 . Palo-Carigara Bdry. Road

11.57

94.48

82.91

2. Libongao-Palompon Road

88.95

124.33

35.38

3. Ormoc-Albuera-Baybay Jet. Road

119.56

155.14

35.58

153.87

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Palompon-Villaba-Tabango-San Isidro-Caluban Road

123.06

189.67

66.61

2. Calubian Jct.-Leyte Road

189.67

203.79

14.12

3. Himayangan-Cabalian Road

288.00

301.00

13.00

4. Merida-lsabela Road

133.50

142.50

9.00

102.73

MARINDUQUE

(National Primary Roads): None
(National Secondary Roads):

1. Boac-Gasan-Buenavista

2. Boac-Sta. Cruz-Torrijos Road

3. Buenavista-Torrijos

4. Mogpog-Balanacan Port Road

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Boac-Mogpog Road (Via Buliasnin and Luanan)

2. Boac-Torrijos Road (Torrijos Side) via Sibuyao .

3. Buenavista-Malbug Road

0.00

32.70

0.00

57.48

32.70

61.90

29.20

5.18

14.22

9.04

128.42

1.67

9.07

7.40

48.95

32.35

16.60

32.80

54.80

22.00

46.00

MASBATE

(National Primary Roads): None
(National Secondary Roads):

1. Masbate-Cataingan Placer Road

2. Masbate-Port Road

3. Masbate-Milagros Road

MINDORO OCCIDENTAL

(National Primary Roads):

1. Abra de llog-Mamburao Road

2. Mamburao Sablayan San Jose Road

3. San Jose-Bulalacao

4. Puerto Galera-Abra de llog Road

0.00

96.20

0.30

1.10

0.80

1.30

27.30

26.00

123.00

70.00

105.55

35.55

105.55

240.30

134.75

0.00

27.60

54.00

70.00

16.00

213.90

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(National Secondary Roads):

1 . San Jose Central Road

2. San Jose-Caminawit Port

3. Naujan-Sablayan Road

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Mamburao-Palawan Road

MINDORO ORIENTAL

(National Primary Roads):

1. Calapan South-Bulalacao-San Jose Rd

2. Jet. San Teodoro-Puerto Galera-Abra de Nog

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Naujan-Sablayan Rd. (via Agricultural School)

2. Jole Jct.-Pola Road

3. Osmena Street & Quezon Drive (Calapan)

4. Gov. Murphy Street

5. Calapan Airport Road

6. Phil. Constabulary Brks. Road

7. Cadre Road

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Nabuslot-Batingan-Maligaya road

2. Calapan South Jct.-Naujan Port Road

3. Salong-San Vicente Loop Road (Calapan)

4. Calapan Market Road

5. Calapan South Jst.-Calapan-Sapul Jet. Rd

6. Calapan-Sapul Road

7. Malitbog Jct.-Bongabong Road

MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL

(National Primary Roads): None
(National Secondary Roads):

1. Oroquieta-Pagadian Road

2. Oroquieta-Dipolog Road

3. Jimenez Port Road

From

km.

Length

km.

0.00

15.33

61.60

101.60

40.00

59.36

134.50

144.50

10.00

0.00

174.00

4.78

54.00

49.22

223.22

31.00

52.00

21.00

58.50

70.50

12.00

0.00

2.50

0.10

0.30

0.20

0.80

0.30

1.20

2.10

2.40

0.30

2.29

2.05

0.36

37.56

50.70

76.70

16.00

23.80

32.46

8.66

0.75

2.13

1.38

0.24

0.77

0.53

2.00

2.97

0.97

0.55

2.00

1.45

99.90

102.40

2.50

31.49

163.45

190.89)

64.94

210.29

247.79)

247.79

297.05

49.26

228.27

229.13

0.86

115.06

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(“National Aid” Provincial Road):

1. Oroquieta-Plaridel Road

MISAMIS ORIENTAL

(National Primary Roads):

1. Misamis Oriental-Lanao Road

2. Misamis Oriental-Agusan Road (Via Talisayan)

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Cagayan Airport Road (Lumbia)

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Jassan-Claveria Road

2. Cagayan-Ugiaban Road

3. Junction Linugos Road

4. Tagoloan-Sugbongcogon Road

MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

(National Primary Roads):

1. Bontoc-Tagudin Road

2. Mt. Prov.-Nueva Vizcaya Rd. (Bontoc-Bagabag)

3. Baguio-Bontoc Road

4. Mt. Prov.-Cagayan via Tabuk-Enrile Road (Bontoc-Calanan) ....

5. Kalinga-Cagayan Road) Calanan-Abbut

6. Abbut-Conner-Kabugao Road

7. Kabugao-Cadcadir Road

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Calanan Jet. -Tatuk-Enrile Road

2. Abbut Jet. -Tuao Road

3. Kalinga-Abra Road

4. Apayao-llocos Norte Road (Connor-Rizal Sec.)

5. Apayao-llocos Norte Road

6. Bontoc Cadre Road

7. Gov’t Center Road (Bontoc Capitol)

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Calanan-Abbut Jet. Pinukpuk-Tuktuguinud

2. Tabuk-Laya-Balong Road

3. Tadiang-Payao Road (via Lubon Masla)

247.79 270.68 22.89

52.12

121.77

69.65

145.05

294.77

149.72

219.37

137.92

139.54

1.62

161.77

184.00

22.23

136.77

153.40

16.90

290.54

294.40

3.86

147.53

149.03

1.50

44.49

388.84

420.05

31.21

293.88

397.26

103.38

343.39

396.22

52.83

396.22

505.26

109.04

505.26

549.87

44.61

549.87

633.87

84.00

633.87

733.11

99.24

524.31

505.26

537.96

32.70

549.87

552.87

3.00

470.88

538.68

67.80

582.55

585.55

3.00

549.53

601.24

51.71

396.52

397.22

0.70

396.06

396.55

0.49

159.40

505.42

521.12

15.70

505.42

521.12

15.70

405.14

434.68

29.54

218

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Length

Provinces

km.

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

(National Primary Roads):

1 . Bacolod North Road

2. Bacolod South-Kabankalan Road

3. Kabankalan Jct.-Salong-Dacong Cogon-Bayawan (Tolong Nuevo) Road ...

(National Secondary Roads):

1 . San Carlos Port Road

2. Jet. Bagonawa-La Carlota-La Castellana-lsabela Road

3. Jet. La Castellana-Vallehermoso Road

4. Hinigaran-lsabela Road

5. Jet. Pulupandan Pier Road

6. Jet. Taluhangi-Kabankalan-Nonas-Bais Road

7. Jet. Candoni-Sipalay Road

8. Jet. Talubangi-Candoni-Damutan Valley-Bayauan Road

4,29

161.11

156.82

10.47

93.87

83.40

93.87

149.20

55.33

295.55

144.98

145.98

1.00

41.30

81.86

40.56

65.66

89.29

23.63

60.30

78.02

17.72

26.27

31.03

4.76

93.87

121.00

27.13

137.50

164.00

26.50

93.87

165.90

71.93

213.23

(“National Aid" Provincial Roads):

1. Nueva Estrella-Junction Toboso Road

2. Balintawak-Jct.-Escalante Road

3. Jet. Cadiz-Cadiz Road

4. Junction Manapla-Manapla Road

5. Bago-Maao Junction-La Carlota Road

6. Junction Magallon Road

7. Isabela-Binalbagan Road

8. Junction-Binalbagan Binalbagan Road

9. Talubangi-Junction llog-llog Road

10. Bancalan-Cauayan-Sipaloy Road

11. Bacolod City-Murica-Mambucal Road

111.758

115.228

3.470

95.991

102.800

6.809

61.370

65.170

3.800

43.106

44.406

1.300

30.702

43.193

6.491

74.253

81.630

7.377

82.192

95.852

13.660

69.189

69.970

0.781

95.936

101.000

5.064

103.820

158.807

54.987

13.610

31.171

17.561

121.300

NEGROS ORIENTAL

(National Primary Roads):

1 .

Dumaguete North Road

2.09

150.82

148.73

Dumaguete South-Bayawan (Tolong Buevo) Road

5.35

103.20

97.85

Bayawan (Tolong Nuevo) Kabankalan Road

101.25

158.85

57.69

304.18

(National Secondary Roads):

1 .

Vallehermoso-La Castellana

147.51

173.87

26.36

Bais-Kabankalan

50.33

104.10

53.77

80.13

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From

Length

km.

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Tanjay-Pamplona-Sta. Catalina Road

31.20

66.30

35.10

NUEVA ECIJA

(National Primary Roads):

1 . Cagayan Valley Road

85.62

110.13)

109.75

2. Nva. Ecija-Tarlac Road Cabanatuan-Zaragoza-La Paz

129.45

151.38

21.89

3. Nva. Ecija-Quezon Road (Cabanatuan-Baler)

127.61

172.54

44.93

176.57

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Nva. Ecija-Pangasinan Road

139.70

177.62

37.92

2. Nva. Ecija-Pampanga Road

95.05

115.54

20.49

58.41

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Licab-Victoria (Tarlac Boundary) Road

153.20

158.35

5.15

2. Sta. Rosa-Carmen (Zaragosa) Jet. Road

108.54

120.53

11.99

3. Pantabangan-Carranglan Road

175.00

196.88

21.88

4. Guimba-Talugtug Road

154.53

169.21

14.68

5. Bucot-Aliaoa-Licab Road

134.91

145.91

11.00

64.70

NUEVA VIZCAYA

(National Primary Roads):

1 . Cagayan Valley Road

2. Nva. Vizcaya-Mt. Prov. Road (Bagabag-Bontoc)

210.64 313.33 102.69

285.53 293.88 8.35

111.04

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Nva. Vizcaya-Pangasinan Road

2. Nva. Vizcaya-Benguet Road ...

217.59 236.81 19.22

237.81 275.61 37.80

57.02

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Bambang-Salinas-Pingkian Road

2. Diffun-Madella Road

PALAWAN

(National Primary Roads):

1. Puerto Princesa North-Malampaya Sound (Bato Road ...

2. Puerto Princesa South-Brooks’s Point Road

252.47 275.20 22.73

320.90 341.11 10.21

32.92

4.36 223.36 219.00

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Length

Provinces

km.

(National Secondary Roads):

1 .

Jet. Separation Pt. -Quezon (Alfonso XIII)

140.00

161.00

21.00

Tapul-Bahile Road

42.12

47.52

5.40

Puerto Princesa Airport Road

1.63

2.63

1.00

Puerto Princesa Wharf Road

0.00

0.26

Puerto Princesa-Canigaran Road

2.63

4.70

2.07

Irahaan-Tagburos Road

13.70

20.84

7.14

Coron-Busuanga

0.00

59.50

96.37

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1 .

Brooks’s Point-Mainit Jet. Road

0.000

7.000

Calero Road

0.914

2.705

1.791

Tagburos-Sea Road

11.306

12.793

1.487

Junction-lnagawan-Sea Road

54.439

56.811

2.372

Inagawan-Comoning Road

55.851

57.678

1.827

Panacan Barrio Road

95.930

98.500

2.570

Cuyo-lgabas-Junction Road

1.040

6.096

5.056

Cuyo-Balaguan Junction Road

0.290

6.023

5.733

Araceli-Dumaran Road

0.000

8.000

35.836

PAM PAN GA

(National Primary Roads):

1. Manila North Road

51.29

97.66

46.37

2. Pampanga-Bataan Road

66.29

97.06

30.77

77.14

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Pampanga-Nueva Ecija Road

66.29

93.89

27.60

2. Camp Dau (Port Stotsenberg Cadre Road)

88.19

88.99

0.80

3. Angeles-Porac-Olongapo Road

83.10

118.40

35.30

4. Mt. Arayat Park Road

79.48

103.11

23.63

5. San Antonio-Floridablanca-San Jose Road

79.90

92.60

12.70

6. Tuluac-Sto. Domingo Road

58.12

68.09

9.97

7. Malacat-Magalang-Arayat Road

93.19

121.90

28.71

8. Apalit-San Vicente-Macabebe-Masantol-Sexmoan-Lubao Road

54.31

56.00)

1.69

54.31

64.13)

9.62

64.13

75.63)

11.50

81.05

83.31)

2.26

9. Sta. Ana-Candaba-Baliwag Rd

78.49

98.21

19.72

10. Lubao Diversion

82.81

85.52

2.71

11. San Fernando Diversion

65.26

67.58

2.32

188.73

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From To

km. km.

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Guagua-Sta. Rita Porac Road

2. Mexico-Arenas Road

3. Sto. Domingo-San Luis Road

79.00 92.25

72.00 83.00

75.80 81.19

PANGASINAN

(National Primary Roads):

1. Manila North Road

2. Pangasinan-La Union Road

3. Pangasinan-Zambales Road

4. Pangasinan-Tarlac Rd. (Bugallon Jct.-Lingayen)

5. Urdaneta Jct.-Dagupan-Lingayen Road

169.02 212.16

214.65 236.05

282.27 372.61

200.84 207.08

216.86 227.07

(National Secondary Roads):

1 . Pangasinan-Tarlac Road 166.95

2. Urdaneta Jct.-Dagupan City-Lingayen Road (Urdaneta Jct.-Dagupan Bdry.)

182.47

3. Pangasinan-Nueva Ecija Road 177.62

4. Manaoag Cadre Road 205.01

5. Binmaley Beach Road 222.88

6. Tayug Cadre Road 197.54

7. Alaminos Cadre Road 337.86

8. Labrador Diversion Road 360.91

9. Agat-Camp One Road (Benguet Bdry.) 210.96

10. Pangasinan-Nueva Vizcaya Road 171.90

200.84

202.16

189.24

205.99

227.64
198.04
338.16

361.65
214.83
231.44

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Alaminos-Agno Road (Alaminos Pob.-Bani Pob. Section 236.18

2. Tarlac Bdry. (Camiling-Bayambang Bdry.) Bayambang-Sta. Barbara Road

(Bayambang Pob. -Malasiqui Pob. -Section 179.10

3. Malasiqui-San Carlos-Manat Road 193.05

4. Urdaneta (Junction Manila North Road) Asingan-Tayug Pob. Road 193.03

5. Urdaneta (Junction Manila North Road) Manaoag Road 182.41

6. Binalonan-Manaoag Rd. (Jet. Pao-Manaoag Pob. Section) 201.85

7. Pao-Pozorrubio (Pob.) Road 201.85

8. Manaoag (Jet. Urdaneta-Manaoag Road) San Jacinto) Jet. Mangaldan-San

Jacinto-San Fabian Road) 194.38

9. Mangaldan (Jet. Panga.-La Union Inter-Prov. Rd.)-San Jacinto-San Fabian

Road Mangaldan Pob. San Jacinto Pob. Section) 218.99

10. Bani-Bolinao Road 250.60

250.60

193.05

212.53

202.59

194.44
205.12

209.45

201.04

222.50

260.07

Length

km.

13.25

11.00

5.39

29.64

43.14

21.40

90.34

6.24

10.21

171.33

33.89

26.69

11.62

0.98

4.76

0.50

0.30

0.74

3.87

59.54

142.89

14.42

13.95

19.48

20.56

12.03

3.27

7.60

6.66

3.51

9.47

110.95

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QUEZON

(National Primary Roads):

1. Manila South Road

2. Quezon Highway (Nueva Ecija Bdry.-Baler Port)

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Baler-Casiguran Road

2. Puerto Real-Famy Road

3. Lucban Jct.-Luisiana-Pagsanjan Road

4. Quezon-Batangas Road

5. Gumaca-Pitogo-Mulanay-San Narciso Road

6. Perez Landing Field Road (Alabat Is.)

7. Baler Airport Road

8. Lucena Airport Road

9. Lucena-Lucban-Mauban Port Road

10. Pto. Real Jct.-Infanta-Dinahican Road

11. Lucena Cadre Road

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Malicboy-Padre Burgos-Agdangan-Unisal Road

2. Unisan-Pitogo Road

3. Tayabas-Mauban Road

RIZAL

(National Primary Roads):

1. Manila North Road

2. Manila South Road

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Manila Circumferential Road (Highway 54)

(a) Bonifacio Monument-Quezon City Bdry.

(b) Pasay City Bdry-Quezon City Bdry.

2. Manila South Road Jct.-Cavite Bdry. Road

3. Manila East Road, Via Shaw Boulevard

4. N. Domingo Road

5. Sta. Mesa Ext. Road (Aurora Avenue)

6. Pasay City Bdry.-Libertad Fort McKinley Road

7. Quezon City Bdry.-Marikina-Pasig (Rosario Jet. Road)

8. Welfarevile Roads

From

km.

Length

km.

96.68

263.86

167.18

172.54

239.44

66.90

234.08

235.83

332.78

96.95

97.94

135.24

35.30

124.84

129.78

4.94

100.68

112.46

11.78

200.02

307.56

107.54

38.00

42.00

4.00

230.48

233.06

2.58

135.29

135.60

0.31

135.12

188.84

53.72

131.44

154.99

23.55

138.83

140.23

1.40

342.07

163.00

198.00

35.00

221.00

236.32

15.32

144.00

167.20

23.20

73.52

6.61

10.53

3.92

5.71

30.50

24.79

28.71

7.14

15.58

8.44

7.82

18.05

10.23

14.58

14.85

0.27

7.02

70.84

63.82

6.21

7.99

1.78

6.41

7.48

1.07

5.38

12.76

7.38

12.98

20.55

7.57

8.12

12.99

4.87

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9. Psychopatic Hospital Road

10. Panaderos St. Ext. Rd. (Felix Roxas Kalentong Shaw Jet.)

11. Camp Claudio Cadre Road

12. Manila Makati-Fort McKinley Road

13. Tomas Claudio St

14. Dewey Blvd. Ext. Rd. (Pasay City Bdry. Cavite Bdry.)

15. Central Leprosarium Road

16. Buendia Avenue

17. South Drive

18. International Airport Roads:

a. Road No. 1

b. Road No. 2

c. Road No. 3

19. Taft Ave. (Pasay City Bdry.)-Jct. (Manila South Road)

20. F. Guevarra-Mercer St. (San Juan)

21. Novaliches-Bagumbong Road

22. Novaliches-San Jose Rd. (Bulacan Bdry.)

23. Malaria Field Center Road

24. F. B. Harrison (Pasay City Bdry.)-Jct. Manila South Road

25. New Psychopatic Hospital Road

26. International Receiver Station Road

27. Nichols Field Road

28. San Juan-Santolan Road

29. Muntinglupa Prison Site Road

30. International Airport-Dewey Blvd. Ext

31 . Alabang Serum & Vaccine Laboratory Rd

32. Gilmore Ave. Ext.-Rosario Jet. Road

33. Nichols Field-Fort McKinley Road

34. New Psychopatic-Hospital Road

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Taytay-Antipolo-Teresa-Morong Road

2. Pasig-Pateros-Taguig-Alabang Road

ROMBLON

(National Primary Roads): None
(National Secondary Roads):

1. Badajos-Odiongan-Tugdan Road

2. Badajos-Bachawan-Tugdan Road

3. Romblon-Cogon-Sablayan Road

From

Length

km.

8.33

11.78

3.45

7.08

8.16

1.08

8.04

8.34

0.30

4.52

10.97

6.45

6.48

6.88

0.40

5.81

14.54

8.73

26.27

30.28

4.01

5.64

7.43

1.79

7.43

8.92

1.49

7.01

10.50

3.49

7.01

8.69

1.68

10.21

10.72

0.51

7.77

7.93

0.16

7.98

9.96

1.98

19.62

27.87

2.25

22.58

27.18

4.60

26.50

26.95

0.45

6.06

6.19

0.13

10.50

10.95

0.45

18.49

20.68

2.19

6.76

7.01

0.25

7.98

11.28

3.30

28.11

30.05

1.94

6.76

7.14

0.38

24.74

25.17

0.43

15.69

18.79

3.10

11.38

16.42

5.04

10.50

10.95

0.45

165.91

23.41

43.31

19.90

14.39

32.56

18.17

38.07

0.00

93.72

0.00

34.50

0.00

19.50

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Provinces

km.

4. San Fernando-Cajidiocan Road

0.00

18.00

5. Romblon Port Road

0.00

0.78

6. Odiongan Ferrol Road

54.49

64.54

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. San Fernando-Espana-Magdiwang Road .

SAMAR

0.00

25.00

(National Primary Roads):

0.00

66.67

1 . Catbalogan North Road

106.07

148.46

2. Samar-Leyte Road

0.00

86.86

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Catarman-Mauo Road

148.36

205.70

2. Wright-Taft-Borongam Road

29.60

145.28

3. Catbalogan Cadre Road

2.68

3.11

4. Catarman Cadre Road

148.54

148.84

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Borongan-Guiuan Road

SIQUIJOR, NEGROS ORIENTAL

146.30

233.40

(National Primary Roads): None
(National Secondary Roads):

1. Larena-San Juan-Lasi-Maria Road

0.00

47.70

2. Larena-Basac-Maria Road

0.50

11.70

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. San Juan-San Antonio-Candigun Road ....

SORSOGON

10.30

23.33

(National Primary Roads):

1. Manila South Road

564.88

672.70

(National Secondary Roads):

1. San Roque-lrosin Road

648.77

659.23

2. Bulan-Airport Road

671.39

671.74

3. San Roque-Mt. Bulusan-Nat. Park Road ..

659.23

667.27

4. Juban-Magallanes Port Road

629.34

654.19

Length

km.

18.00

0.78

10.05

176.55

25.00

108.96

86.86

195.82

57.34

115.68

0.43

0.30

173.75

87.10

47.70

11.20

58.90

13.03

107.82

10.46

0.35

8.04

24.85

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Provinces

km.

5. Cato-Bulan Jct.-Airport Road

655.91

671.39

15.48

6. Bulan Port Road

668.98

669.24

0.26

59.44

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Gubat-Barcelona-Bulacan Road

624.68

646.53

21.85

2. Pilar-Donsol Road

582.15

592.86

10.71

32.56

SULU

(National Primary Roads):

1. Jolo Port-Bud-dake Romandier

0.00

17.60

2. Romandier-Camp Andres

21.30

50.70

29.40

47.00

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Camp Andres-Tandu Batu

50.70

55.20

4.50

2. Jolo Airport

0.50

0.70

0.20

3. Jolo-Indanan-Parang Road

0.70

22.64

21.94

4. Jct.-Timbagan-Romandier

6.80

21.30

14.50

5. Bato-Bato-Tarawakan Road (Tawi-Tawi)

0.00

21.30

11.30

6. Jolo-Cadre-Capitol Road

1.90

3.00

1.10

7. Siet-Tayungan-Camp Andres

36.00

46.40

10.40

8. Jolo-Taglibi-Tiption

0.50

27.90

27.40

9. Laum-Sikubung-Likud Sikubung (Sikubung Is.)

0.00

4.00

10. Luukan-Banaran Road (Banaran Island)

0.00

3.00

98.34

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Parang-Maimbug Provincial Road

21.60

34.60

13.20

2. Jolo-Gandasuli-Kaunayan Prov. Road

0.40

9.20

8.20

3. Jolo-Pantac Prov. Road

1.30

9.50

8.20

30.20

SURIGAO

(National Primary Roads):

1. Surigao-Agusan Road)

2. Aurigao-Wharf Road

411.88

460.98

462.68

49.10

1.70

50.80

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Surigao-Davao Coastal Road (Badas-Lanuza-Lianga-Lingig)

434.28

825.03

390.75

2. Jet. Lianga-Los Arcos Boundary Road

682.82

694.40

11.58

3. Bislig-Tudela-Liberia Road

754.00

771.00

17.00

419.33

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Length

Provinces

km.

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1 .

Surigao-Banbanon-Malimono-Masgad Road

457.13

496.00

38.87

TARLAC

(National Primary Roads):

1 .

Manila North Road

97.66

169.02

71.36

Tarlac-Nueva Ecija Road

125.71

146.16

20.45

Tarlac-Zambales Road

110.88

152.88

42.00

133.81

(National Secondary Roads):

1 .

Tarlac-Pangasinan Road

123.60

166.95

43.35

Tarlac-Airport Road

125.64

126.64

1.00

Sn Miguel Cadre Road

118.34

120.24

1.90

San Miguel Tarlac Rd. (via Macabulos)

118.24

124.98

6.74

52.79

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1 .

Tarlac-San Clemente Road

148.40

176.66

28.26

Moncada-Camiling Road

152.10

163.69

11.59

Gerona-Sta. Iqnacia Road

142.50

154.00

11.50

51.35

ZAMBALES

(National Primary Roads):

1. Zambales-Bataan Road (w/prop. reloctn)

120.04

212.98

92.94

2. Zambales-Pangasinan Road

212.98

281.91

68.93

3. Zambales-Tarlac Road

200.52

241.12

40.60

202.47

(National Secondary Roads): None

(“National Aid" Provincial Roads):

1. Balaybay-Castillejos Road

149.00

151.20

2.20

2. Sta. Cruz-Guisguis Road

277.60

286.40

8.80

3. Palauig-San Juan-Subic-Salaza Road

228.60

236.80

8.20

4. Zambales-Bataan-Naqbayto-Cabitnoqan Rd

154.00

162.68

8.68

26.88

ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE

(National Primary Roads): None

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Dipolog-Oroquieta Road

297.05

338.74

41.69

2. Dipolog-Sindangan Road

338.74

425.18

86.44

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Provinces

km.

Sindangan-Liloy-lpil Road

425.18

507.18

82.00

Pulauan Port Road

332.32

334.22

1.90

Jet. Dapitan Park Road

330.45

336.28

5.83

217.86

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1 .

Dipolog-Polanco-Barcelona Road

312.06

337.46

25.40

ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR

(National Primary Roads):

1. Lanao-Pagadian-Zamboanga City Road

123.76

352.09 228.33

(National Secondary Roads):

1 . Jet. Aurora-Ozamis City Road

130.41

163.45

33.04

2. Ipil-Liloy-Sindangan Road

311.86

331.86

82.00

3. Daplahan Jet. Malangas Port

238.56

251.91

13.35

4. Tukuran Jct.-Karomatan Jet. Road

151.00

159.00

8.00

74.39

(“National Aid” Provincial Roads):

1. Dimataling-Dinas-Dumalinao Road

214.40

198.87

15.53

SUB-TOTAL (NATIONAL PRIMARY ROADS)

8,227.460

kms.

SUB-TOTAL (NATIONAL SECONDARY ROADS)

6,747.870

SUB-TOTAL ("NATIONAL AID” PROV. ROADS)

2,509,149

TOTAL

17,484,476

From

To Length

Cities

km.

BACOLOD CITY

(National Primary Roads):

1. Bacolod North Road 0.00 4.29 4.29

2. Bacolod South Road 0.00 10.47 10.47

14.76

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Bacolod-Sto. Nino-Banago Road 1.40 5.55 4.15

2. North Capitol Road 0.09 0.59 0.50

3. South Capitol Road 0.07 0.57 0.50

4. Plaza Capitol Road (Corner Rizal & Washington to Hosp.) 1.05 1.99 0.94

5. Cottage Road 0.20 0.48 0.28

6. East Capitol Road 0.22 0.42 0.20

7. Lacson Street 0.86 1 .92 1 .06

8. Lizares Avenue 1.92 2.38 0.46

8.09

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Length

Cities

km.

(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets):

1 .

Lacson-Sto. Nino Road

0-993.87

1-564.59

0.57

Washington Street

0-132.00

1-776.00

0.64

Liberty-City High School-Mansilingan Rd

2-002.00

7-136.85

5.13

Justicia-Mabini Street

0-703.00

1-007.50

1-007.00

1-984.50)

1.28

7.62

BAGUIO CITY

(National Primary Roads):

1. Kennon Road (Baguio-Bontoc)

2. Governor Park Road

3. Session Road

4. Trinidad Road

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Irisan Road (Bauang-Naguilian)

2. Leonard Wood Road

3. Abanao Street

4. Chanum Street

5. Chuntug Street

6. Harrison Road

7. Kayan Street

8. Kisad Road

9. Loakan Road

10. Military Cut-off Road

11. Zandueta Street

12. Session Road

13. Major Mane Road

14. Balatoc Road

15. Phil. Military Academy Road ....

(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets
1. Baguio-Asin Road

240.82

248.40

7.58

248.40

249.74

1.34

249.74

250.24

0.50

250.24

252.74

2.50

11.92

299.45

306.88

7.43

(306.88

307.38)

0.50

(249.82

253.86)

4.04

249.91

250.11

0.20

251.06

251.13

0.07

250.11

250.19

0.08

251.13

251.19

0.06

249.85

250.05

0.20

248.63

249.76

1.13

244.92

251.25

6.33

248.40

249.45

1.03

251.19

251.29

0.10

250.24

251.06

0.82

246.08

247.08

1.00

247.08

248.22

1.14

248.22

250.27

2.05

26.28

251.13

265.39

14.26

BASILAN CITY

(National Primary Roads): None
(National Secondary Roads):

1. Maluso-lsabela Road 0.00 25.50 25.50

2. Isabela-Lanitan Road 0.00 31.81 31.81

57.31

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(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets):

1. Mujeval-Parangbasac-Tipotipo Road

From

km.

Length

km.

35.00

53.00

18.00

BUTUAN CITY

(National Primary Roads):

1. Agusan-Surigao Road

2. Agusan-Misamis Oriental Road

3. Davao-Agusan Road

(National Secondary Roads): None
(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets):

1. Libertad-Bonbon Road

2. Taguibo-Pianing Road

3. Antogalon-Basag Road

338.04

356.12

18.08

327.07

338.04

10.97

345.24

355.17

9.92

38.97

332.81

336.21

3.60

345.98

349.33

3.35

347.07

350.07

3.00

9.95

CABANATUAN CITY

(National Primary Roads):

1 . Cagayan Valley Road

2. Cabanatuan-Quezon Road

3. Cabanatuan-Tarlac Road

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Bangad Airport Road

(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets):

1. Cabu-Platero-Sapang Kaayan Road

110.13

125.40

15.27

117.66

127.61

9.95

123.70

129.50

5.80

31.02

122.97

126.91

3.94

126.641

136.805

10.164

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

(National Primary Roads):

1 .

Misamins Or.-Cagayan de Oro Road

121.77

128.79

7.02

Cagayan de Oro-Agusan Road

128.79

145.05

16.26

Cagayan de Oro-Bukidnon Rd. (Sayre Highway)

143.22

156.21

12.99

36.27

(National

Secondary Roads):

1 .

Cagayan Cadre Road

126.36

127.38

1.02

Cagayan Port Road

130.32

132.72

2.40

North & South Divisoria Streets

128.79

129.35

0.56

Cagayan de Oro Airport Road (Lumbia)

129.42

137.92

8.50

12.48

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Length

Cities

km.

(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets):

1 .

Carmen-Canitoan Road

128.584

134.084

6.50

Carmen-Balulang Road

129.20

131.20

2.00

Causwagan-Bonbon Road

127.75

129.75

2.00

10.50

CALBAYOG CITY

(National Primary Roads):

1. Calbayog North Road

2. Calbayog South Road

(National Secondary Roads): None
(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets):

1 . Lonoy-Tinambacan-Malajog Road

CAVITE CITY

(National Primary Roads): None
(National Secondary Roads):

1. Manila-Cavite Road

2. Manila Blvd. from J. Miranda to M. Gregorio

3. M. Gregorio Road, from Manila Blvd. to Dra. Salamanca Road

4. Dra. Salamanca Road, from Naval Reservation to P. Burgos .

(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets):

1 . Lopez-Jaena Street

2. Juan Luna Street

3. Alejandro Street

4. Llamado Street

5. Mabini Street

6. P. Pio Street

7. A. del Rosario Street

8. R. Basa Street

9. Jimenez Street

10. Market Street

CEBU CITY

(National Primary Roads):

1. Cebu North Road

2. Cebu South Road

72.87 106.07 33.20

66.67 72.87 6.20

39.40

81.41

87.80

6.39

29.04

34.17

5.13

31.56

33.54

1.98

33.54

34.31

0.77

33.50

34.60

1.10

8.98

1.652

0.977

0.152

0.497

0.615

0.114

0.892

0.310

0.360

0.125

5.694

0.00 4.12 4.12

0.67 8.84 8.17

12.26

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Length

km.

(National Secondary Roads):

1 . Colon Street

2. A. Borromeo St. (Sanciangco-Magallanes

3. Calderon Street

4. Gerardo Avenue

5. Martires Street

6. Capitol Road

7. Rafael Palma Street

8. Wharf Roads:

(a) Marginal Wharf Road

(b) Waterfront Road

9. Magallanes-Tupas Road

10. Cebu-Guadalupe Road

11. Juan Luna Street

12. San Jose de la Montana Street

13. Cebu-Banilad Height Becah Road

14. Cebu (Banilad) Height Airport

15. Sanciangco Street

16. Carlock Street

17. Morga-Comercio Road

18. D. Jakosalem St. & Ext. to Airport

19. R. R. Landon & Extension Road

20. R Gonzales Street

21. Burgos Street

22. Lapulapu Street

23. Civic Center Road (Back to Capitol Bdry.)

24. Civic Center Road (Side of Circular Road)

25. Legaspi Extension Road

26. Calles Mabini & Lopez

27. Wharf Roads:

(a) Mandawe Boulevard

(b) Martires St. To Pier 2

(d) Waterfront (Near Madrigal Mills Road)

28. B. Rodriguez & Extension Roads

29. Cebu Cadre Road

30. Calamba-Tres de Abril Street

2.35

2.99

0.64

2.55

2.87)

2.55

2.87)

0.64

5.73

6.06

0.33

2.07

5.52

3.45

2.48

4.51

2.03

0.00

1.03

3.70

4.14

0.44

4.44

6.16

1.72

4.04

4.63

0.59

4.34

6.22

1.88

0.00

2.43

3.35

4.09

0.74

4.52

5.69

1.17

3.53

3.64

0.11

3.53

5.02

1.49

2.17

2.81

0.54

3.71

3.89

0.18

3.75

4.66

0.91

1.60

3.77

2.17

2.14

4.00

1.86

0.00

0.20

0.00

0.44

5.25

5.36

0.11

0.10

0.35

0.25

0.07

0.45

0.38

4.13

4.49

0.36

3.48

3.93

0.45

3.91

4.51

0.60

3.77

4.17

0.40

3.49

4.01

0.52

4.53

4.63

0.10

1.18

2.00

0.82

5.02

5.92

0.90

0.64

3.64

3.00

32.98

(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets):

1. Spolarium Street

2. P. del Rosario Street

3. Cadre-Talamban-Pitos Road

0.640

1.400

5.922 13.800 7.878

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4. F. Llamas Street 2.120

5. Manalili Street 1 .100

13.138

DAGUPAN CITY

(National Primary Roads):

1. Pangasinan-La Union Road

211.65

216.86

5.21

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Urdaneta Jet. -Dagupan-Lingayen Division Road

211.30

212.63

1.33

2. Boncan Beach Road

211.65

214.54

2.89

3. Urdaneta Jet. -Dagupan-Lingayen Road

209.16

211.65

2.49

6.71

(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets):

1. Dagupan-Malued Road

212.56

215.36

2.80

2. Galvan Street and Extension

212.06

212.53

0.47

3. Rizal Street and Extension

211.68

212.08

0.40

4. Herrera Street

210.87

211.44

0.57

4.24

DANSALAN CITY

(National Primary Roads): None
(National Secondary Roads):

1 .

Camp Keithley-Bito Road (Dansalan-lligan)

0.00

4.00

Camp Keithley-Jct. Bacung (Lanao-Cotabato)

0.21

3.50

3.29

Camp Keithley-Karkam Rd. (Dansalan-Tamparang)

0.00

7.00

Camp Keithley Landing Field

0.54

1.34

0.80

Camp Keithley Cadre Road

0.21

0.38

0.17

15.26

(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets):

1. Bacolod-Chico Road 0.54 2.54 2.00

DAVAO CITY

(National Primary Roads):

1. Davao-Agusan Road

364.09

391.80

27.71

2. Davao-Cotabato Road

338.80

364.09

25.29

53.00

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Davao Port Road. (Jones Monument to Sta. Ana Wharf)

365.21

366.86

1.65

2. Talomo-Toril Diversion Rd

344.81

352.03

7.22

3. Davao-Bukidnon Road

355.95

424.80

68.85

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4. Pier to River Front along Waterfront

5. Hospital Jet. -Pier (5th Ave. Road)

6. Tomas Claudio Street

7. Davao Cadre Road

8. Catitipan Airport

(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets):

1. Riverside-Calinan-Malagos-Cadalian-Carmen Road

2. Calian-Lorenzo Road

3. Tugbok-Tagakpan Road

4. Piedad-Tayabas-Eden Road

DUMAGUETE CITY

(National Primary Roads):

1 . Dumaguete North Road

2. Dumaguete South Road

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Dumaguete Port Road

2. Dumaguete Airport Road

3. Real Street

(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets):

1 . Dumaguete-Valencia Road

ILIGAN CITY

(National Primary Roads):

1. Overton-Misamis Oriental Boundary

2. Overton-Buruun (Overton-Zamboanga)

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Abaga-Overton (Lanao-Misamis Or. Boundary)

2. Overton-Maria Cristina

3. Iligan Jct.-South Wharf

4. South Wharf Jet. -North Wharf

(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets):

1 . Sabayle Ave

2. Victoria Street

3. San Miguel Street

From

Length

km.

0.00

0.93

0.00

1.44

363.14

364.41

1.27

368.70

369.70

1.00

373.65

375.66

2.01

84.37

22.54

42.50

19.56

27.74

32.74

5.00

18.08

25.82

7.74

17.51

24.12

6.61

39.31

0.00

2.09

0.00

5.35

7.44

0.68

1.27

0.59

0.68

3.20

2.52

0.45

1.72

1.27

4.38

2.28

5.36

3.08

31.07

52.12

21.05

31.07

36.20

5.13

26.18

24.00

31.07

7.07

24.20

31.42

7.22

36.98

37.69

0.71

37.34

37.81

0.47

15.47

0.450

0.300

0.400

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Length

Cities

km.

4. Roosevelt Street

0.450

5. Del Leon Street

0.551

6. Cabili Avenue

0.200

7. Washington Street

0.650

8. Araneta Street

0.217

9. Portaleza Street

0.165

10. Nacional Street

0.425

11. Iglesia Street

0.427

12. Fr. Consunje Street

0.220

4.455

ILOILO CITY

(National Primary Roads):

1. Iloilo North Road

0.00

6.46

2. Iloilo South Road

0.00

8.40

3. Iloilo East Coast-Capiz Road

3.35

9.37

6.02

20.88

(National Secondary Roads):

1 . City Sts.: (a) Muelle Loney-Madrigal Wharf Road

0.00

2.85

2. Iloilo Airport Road (Airport)

0.00

2.03

1.97

3. North Marginal Wharf Road

0.13

2.33

2.20

4. City Streets:

(a) Calle Izmart-Ledesma-Molo

0.00

3.56

(b) Calle J.M. Basa-Fort San Pedro

0.59

2.73

2.14

1.49

1.85

0.36

(d) Calle 1. de la Rama

1.16

2.00

0.84

(e) Calle P. Arroyo

0.59

0.80

0.21

5. Molo-Elementary Hospital Road

3.80

4.03

0.23

6. Molo-Manduriao-Jaro Road

3.00

7.86

4.86

7. Manduriao-San Miguel Road

5.39

8.97

3.58

8. La Paz-Granja Road

0.74

2.00

1.26

9. La Paz-Jaro Road via Burgos Street

1.20

3.42

2.22

10. West Avenue at City Hall

1.64

2.42

0.78

11. La Paz-Lapuz Road (via Divinagracia Street)

1.20

2.22

1.02

12. Manduriao-Paquiad Road

5.39

6.96

1.57

13. Oton-Manduriao Road

8.40

8.52

0.12

14. Calle Duran (Iloilo Cadre Road)

1.69

2.39

0.70

15. Manduriao Airport Road

4.62

4.90

0.28

16. Quirino-Lopez Bridge Road

0.08

0.27

0.19

30.94

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(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets):

1. Molo-Arevalo Blvd

2. Rizal Street

3. Mabini Street

4. Valeria Street

5. Valeria Street Extension

6. C. R. Fuentes Street

7. M. Solis Street

LEGASPI CITY

(National Primary Roads):

1. Manila South Road

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Daraga-Legaspi Port Road

2. Legaspi Port-Libog Port Bdry

3. Reagan Barks. Road

4. Legaspi Airport Road

5. Legaspi Wharf Road

(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets): None

LIPACITY

(National Primary Roads): None
(National Secondary Roads):

1. Lipa-Batangas Road

2. Lipa-Rosario Road

3. Banay-banay Jct.-Lipa City Bdry. Road

4. Lipa-Phil. Army Brks. Rd

5. San Fernando Airbase Rd

(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets):

1. Lipa-lbaan Road

2. Lipa-Mataas-na-Kahoy Rd

CITY OF MANILA

(National Primary Roads):

1. Dewey Boulevard (Manila South Road)

2. P. Burgos Avenue

From To Length

km. km. km.

3.504 10.046 6.542

1.338
1.028
0.601
0.260
0.578
0.301
10.648

543.67

564.88

21.21

549.98

555.47

5.49

555.46

562.83

7.37

551.46

552.68

1.22

552.80

556.10

3.30

555.46

556.54

1.08

18.46

76.44

91.22

14.78

84.14

90.88

6.74

90.56

92.27

1.71

81.78

82.59

0.81

87.81

88.30

0.49

24.53

84.253

95.097

8.844

88.673

39.641

0.968

9.812

0.000

2.802)

2.802

0.000

0.203)

0.203

1.803

1.600

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From To

km. km.

3. Plaza Lawton

4. MacArthur Bridge Road

5. Plaza Goiti

6. Rizal Avenue

1.803 1.888

1.888 2.183

2.183 2.293

2.293 6.613

(National Secondary Roads):

1 . A. Bonifacio 0.188 1.701

2. Aduana 1.178 1.648

3. Andalucia 3.163 3.948

4. A. P. Casal 1.883 2.418

5. Arlegui 2.303 3.503

6. Arroceros 1.078 1.908

7. Atlanta 1.081 1.931

8. Aurora Avenue 5.353 6.193

9. Aviles 2.388 3.708

10. Ayala Boulevard 1.063 1.883

11. Azcarraga 2.883 6.073

12. Azcarraga Extension 2.728 3.118

13. Blumentritt 4.997 5.792

14. Boston 0.683 1.573

15. Bureau of Posts Road 1.640 2.391

16. Bustillos 3.120 3.260

17. Bustos 2.426 2.496

18. Canonigo 2.202 3.002

19. Chicago 0.568 1.768

20. Cortabitarte 2.102 2.372

21. Del Pan 1.908 2.728

22. Del Pan Bridge 1.701 1.908

23. Dimasalang 4.283 5.563

24. Echague 1.903 2.903

25. F. B. Harrison 3.002 3.102

26. General Hospital Road 2.326 2.546

27. General Luna 0.678 2.333

28. General Solano 1.918 2.368

29. Gov. Forbes 3.855 6.155

30. Government Center Roads 0.988 1.628

31. Harrison Boulevard 2.145 4.560

32. Herran 2.177 4.432

33. Invernes 3.737 4.437

34. Invernes Extension 4.317 4.511

35. Isaac Peral 1.172 2.202

36. Jesus Street 4.951 5.371

37. Jones Bridge Road 1.988 2.193

Length

km.

0.085

0.295

0.110

4.320

9.415

1.513

0.470

0.785

0.535

1.200

0.830

0.850

0.840

1.320
0.820
3.190
0.390
0.795
0.890
0.751
0.140
0.070
0.800
1.200
0.270
0.820
0.207
1.280
1.000
0.100
0.220
1.655
0.450
2.300
0.640

2.415
2.255
0.700
0.194
1.030
0.420
0.205

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Length

km.

38. Juan Luna

39. Katigbak Street

40. Laong Laan

41 . Legarda

42. Madrid

43. Magallanes Drive

44. Malacanang Palace Road

45. Malacanang Park Road

46. Manuguit

47. M. Earnshaw

48. Mendiola

49. Morayta

50. Moriones

51. M. Banco Nacional

52. M. de la Industria

53. Muelle del Code

54. Muelle del Pio

55. M. Magallanes

56. M. de San Francisco

57. Muelle Tacoma

58. Nagtahan

59. New Luneta

60. North Bay Boulevard

61. North Port Road

62. Otis

63. Palumpong Street

64. Panaderos

65. P. Calderon

66. Plaza Moraga

67. P. Sanchez (Shaw Blvd. Manila East Road)

68. Quezon Boulevard

69. Reina Regente

70. Rizal Avenue

71. Rosario

72. San Fernando

73. San Luis

74. Sta. Mesa Boulevard

75. Sta. Mesa (Old)

76. South Boulevard

77. Taft Avenue

78. Tanduay

79. Tayuman

80. Tejeron

2.653

0.178

3.963

2.550

3.113

1.868

2.753

3.348

3.338

3.260

2.883

3.206

3.888

2.108

1.829

1.758

1.976

0.818

1.818

3.728

0.393

5.245

2.900

2.200

4.641

4.487

2.573

2.123

6.343

1.853

2.748

2.273

2.193

2.663

0.232

3.708

5.083

0.257

1.108

2.428

5.285

3.747

5.243

0.393

4.283

3.850

3.213
2.218
3.753
5.018
6.235
4.040
5.090
3.536
4.838
2.568
3.848
2.268
2.358
2.876
1.948
2.568
4.634
1.253
7.143
4.296
3.380
5.691
5.827
3.073
2.193
7.023
5.348
3.308
2.293
2.573
3.113
1.082
5.733

6.213
0.472
4.548
2.558
8.885
4.527

2.590

0.215

0.320

1.300

0.100

0.350

1.000

1.670

2.897

0.780

2.207

0.339

0.950

0.460

1.740

0.440

0.600

0.900

1.130

0.750

0.906

0.860

1.900

1.396

1.180

1.050

1.340

0.500

0.070

0.680

3.495

0.560

0.020

0.380

0.450

0.850

2.025

1.130

0.215

3.440

0.130

1.600

0.780

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81 . Valenzuela

82. Vidal

83. Vito Cruz

84. V. Mapa

85. Yeyeng

86. 2nd Street

87. 8th Street

88. 11th Street

89. 12th Street

90. 13th Street

91 . 16th Street

92. 20th Street

93. 25th Street

94. 17th Street

95. 1 8th Street

96. 19th Street

97. 21st Street

98. 22nd Street

99. 23rd Street

100. 24th Street

101. Plaza Dilao

102. Plaza Sta. Cruz

103. Ronquillo

104. San Lazaro Hospital Roads

From

km.

5.333

1.718

2.772

5.968

1.718

1.613

1.498

1.328

1.268

1.198

1.008

0.733

0.408

1.031

0.964

0.897

0.757

0.690

0.640

0.593

4.560

2.268

2.506

4.132

km.

5.993

1.818

3.692

6.353

1.818

2.163

2.088

1.938

1.883

1.768

1.543

1.208

0.818

1.481

1.244

1.187

1.137

1.050

0.960

0.833

4.650

2.453

2.656

4.542

Length

km.

0.660

0.100

0.920

0.385

0.100

0.550

0.509

0.610

0.595

0.570

0.535

0.475

0.410

0.450

0.280

0.290

0.380

0.360

0.320

0.240

0.190

0.185

0.150

0.410

88.991

(“National Aid" City Roads and Streets):

1 . Velasquez Street Extension to North Bay 0.30

2. Velasquez Street 1 .63

3. Asuncion Street 0.60

4. Juan Luna Street 1 .39

5. Solis Street 0.27

6. Antipolo Street 1.04

7. Batangas Street 1.17

8. Dagupan Street 1 .70

9. I pi I Street 1.01

10. Quiricada Street 0.70

11. Pedro Guevarra Street 0.45

12. Antipolo Street 0.08

1 3. Felix Huertas Street 1 .84

14. Zurbaran Street 1.10

15. Bambang Street 0.68

16. Misericordia Street 1.15

17. Raon Street 0.57

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Length

Cities

km.

18. Bilibid Viejo Street 0.67

19. Ongpin Street 0.62

20. Sales Street 0.54

21 . Washington Street 1.40

22. Laon Laan Street 1.03

23. Dapitan Street 1.24

24. P. Leoncio Street 1.34

25. Economia Street 0.93

26. Trabajo Street 0.92

27. Lealtad Street 0.89

28. G. Tuazon Street 2.05

29. D. Santiago Street 0.80

30. Buenos Aires Street 0.44

31 . Manga Avenue Street 0.25

32. Santol Road Street 0.50

33. Marquez de Camillas Street 1.21

34. Paco Cemetery 0.20

35. Oregon & San Gregorio Streets 0.95

36. Paz Street 0.65

37. Penafrancia Street 0.44

38. J. Zamora Street 1.04

39. Remedios Street 0.85

40. Dart Street 0.74

41. San Andres Street 1.20

42. V. Esguerra Street 1.08

43. Vito Cruz Street 2.54

44. South Cemetery Road 0.54

45. Pi y Margal 0.14

40.89

NAGACITY

(National Primary Roads):

1. Manila South Road (via Sipocot-Danao)

449.70

457.89

8.19

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Impig-Cabusao-Naga City Road (Old Manila South)

443.28

445.18

1.90

2. Aureus Avenue

449.91

450.69

0.78

2.68

("National Aid” City Roads and Streets):

1 . Mabolo-Pasacao Road

450.02

450.94

0.92

2. Mabolo-Cainza Road

450.12

450.64

0.52

3. Renacimiento Street

449.79

450.13

0.34

4. Sta. Cruz Street

448.57

448.96

0.39

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5. Misericordia Street

6. Obrero Street

7. Garcia Street

8. Biak-na-Bato Street

9. Paz Street

10. Iglesia Street

11. Dimasalang Street

12. Pozo Street

13. Dinaga Street

14. Naga Elem. School Road

ORMOC CITY

(National Primary Roads): None
(National Secondary Roads):

1. Palo-Carigara-Ormoc Road

2. Ormoc-Albuera Road

3. Ormoc Cadre Road

(“National Aid" City Roads and Streets):

1 . Lopez Jaena Street

2. William Bryant Street

3. Valencia-Sabang Road

4. Ormoc-Merida Road

OZAMIS CITY

(National Primary Roads): None
(National Secondary Roads):

1. Oroquieta-Pagadian Road

2. Bagacay Cadre Road

3. Ozamis-Cota Road

4. Ozamis Port Road

5. Gango Airport

(“National Aid" City Roads and Streets):

1. Burgos-Malaubang- Polot Road

PASAY CITY

(National Primary Roads):

1. Dewey Boulevard (Manila South Road)

From

Length

km.

449.24

449.61

0.37

450.13

450.32

0.19

449.68

449.84

0.16

449.73

449.84

0.11

448.47

448.52

0.10

448.47

448.53

0.06

449.61

449.93

0.32

448.96

449.28

0.32

449.01

449.23

9.22

448.08

448.36

0.28

94.48

109.78

15.30

109.78

119.56

9.78

110.68

111.08

0.40

25.48

0.603

0.104

97.250

100.853

3.603

107.46

108.46

1.00

5.310

190.89

210.29

19.40

201.67

203.30

1.63

205.26

205.73

0.47

205.49

205.86

0.37

209.78

211.72

1.94

23.31

205.07

209.87

4.80

2.80 5.71 2.91

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Cities

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Manila Circumferential Road

2. Buendia Avenue

3. R B. Harrison

4. Libertad Beach Ext.-Ft. McKinley Road

5. Cementina-Dolores Road

6. Taft Avenue Extension

(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets):

1 . Dapitan Street

2. M. de la Cruz Street

3. Apolo Cruz Street

4. Pinagbarilan Street

5. Cuneta Street

6. Ignacio Street

7. Fernando Rein Street

8. G. Villanueva Street

9. Capitan Ambo Street

10. David Street

11. Rodriguez Street

12. East School Road

13. Celeridad Street

QUEZON CITY

(National Primary Roads): None
(National Secondary Roads):

1. Manila Circumferential Road

2. Quezon Blvd. Ext. & Elliptical Road

3. Sta. Mesa Boulevard Ext. Road

4. Commonwealth Avenue

5. Republic Avenue

6. San Juan-Santolan Road

7. Espana Extension Road

8. Manila-Marikina Jet. -Camp Murphy Road (16th Avenue)

9. La Loma-Balintawak Road (A. Bonifacio)

10. U. P. Site-Jet. Sta. Mesa Blvd. Ext

11. San Juan Marikina Road (N. Domingo)

12. Del Monte Avenue

13. Roosevelt Avenue

14. U. P. Site Roads

From

km.

Length

km.

6.46

7.82

1.36

3.30

5.64

0.34

3.10

6.10

3.00

4.33

5.38

1.05

5.42

6.17

0.75

3.88

7.10

3.22

9.72

0.266

0.767

0.581

0.500

0.288

0.219

0.255

0.320

0.309

0.910

0.485

0.350

6.016

17.30

26.30

9.00

5.47

12.39)

6.92

5.73

6.41)

2.00

7.48

12.98)

6.18

12.39

18.33

5.94

14.00

20.00

6.00

9.57

12.66

3.09

5.36

10.67

5.32

10.62

12.23

1.61

5.46

9.45

3.99

12.78

15.62

2.84

7.99

9.87

1.88

7.09

10.79

3.70

7.92

10.82

2.90

12.39

15.71

3.32

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From

Length

Cities

km.

15. Capitol Site Roads

12.33

20.33

8.00

16. Balintawak-Novaliches

9.45

22.58

13.13

17. Novaliches Road Jct.-Pasong Tamo-U. P. Site Road (Tandang Sora Avenue) ..

12.44

18.74

6.30

18. Kamuning-Kamias Road ...

9.28

12.12

2.84

19. Sampaloc Avenue

8.91

10.53

1.62

20. East Avenue

10.96

12.74

1.78

21 . South Avenue

8.86

10.96

2.10

22. West Avenue

8.86

10.86

2.00

23. North Avenue

10.86

12.59

1.73

104.19

(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets):

1 . Anonas Street

2. Arayat Street

3. A. Roces Street

4. Balete Drive

5. Banahaw Street

6. Banawe Street

7. Bayani Street

8. Biac-na-Bato Street

9. Broadway Street

10. Central Boulevard

11. Cordillera Street

12. Camias Street

13. Calavite Street

14. R Tuazon Street

(“National Aid" City Roads and Streets):

1 . Tagaytay-Amadeo Road

2. I pi I Street

3. Akle Street

4. Agono Street

0.76

0.51

1.85

1.10

0.86

1.75

0.55

1.50

1.57

3.15

2.77

1.71

0.28

3.27

60.58 63.29 2.71

60.58 61.43 0.65

60.88 61.49 0.61

61.28 61.81 0.53

4.70

ZAMBOANGA CITY

(National Primary Roads):

1. Zamboanga City-Pagadian Road

2. Zamboanga Wharf Road

(National Secondary Roads):

1. Zamboanga-Military Airport (San Ramon Penal Colony)

2. Zamboanga West Coast Road

3. Mercedes-Taluksangay Rd

4. Zamboanga-Petit Barracks Rd. (Carlos St.)

352.09

442.08

89.99

442.08

442.26

0.18

90.17

442.28

467.08

24.80

467.08

478.08

11.00

429.13

434.43

5.30

446.29

447.06

0.77

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From

Length

Cities

km.

Tumaga Street

442.69

443.18

0.49

Marahui Street

442.18

442.42

0.24

Governor Lim Street

442.28

442.51

0.23

Zamboanga - Gawa - cawa Boulevard

442.08

447.08

5.00

Madrid Street

442.06

442.33

0.25

48.08

(“National Aid” City Roads and Streets):

San Roque Road

4.44

6.12

1.68

Gov. R Ramos Avenue

3.13

5.50

2.37

Sta. Maria-Tumaga Road

3.13

4.41

1.28

Gov. Alvarez Avenue

0.87

3.88

3.01

San Ignacio Loop

1.95

2.67

0.72

Zamboanga - Talon-Talon-Magpang Road

0.61

8.48

7.87

Zamboanga-Pasenanca Road

0.38

5.75

5.37

Curuan-Lunday Road

50.50

53.70

3.20

25.50

Sub-total (National Primary Roads) 480.915 Kms.

Sub-total (National Secondary Roads) 719.131 Kms.

Sub-total (“National Aid” City Roads and Streets) 313.408 Kms.

Total 1,513.454 Kms.

GRAND TOTAL 18,997.930 Kms.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

I. National Roads:

National Roads consist of two (2) classes, namely, national primary and national secondary.
National primary roads form parts of the main trunk-line system continuous in extent; roads which are
now declared national roads except those not forming parts of the continuous system, such as roads
leading to national airports, seaports and parks, etc., or coast-to-coast roads not forming continuous
part of the trunk-line system; and national secondary roads include all access roads, national, provincial
and city roads and streets forming the secondary trunk-line system not classified as “primary roads,”
but shall exclude “feeder roads.” All national roads, whether primary or secondary, shall be declared
as such by the President of the Philippines upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Public Works
and Communications. National roads shall have a right-of-way of not less than twenty (20) meters,
provided that a right-of-way of at least 60 meters shall be reserved for roads constructed through
unpatented public land and at least one hundred twenty (120) meters reserved through naturally
forested areas of aesthetic or scientific value.

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II. “National Aid” Road:

“National Aid” roads are those provincial and city roads of sufficient importance which may
be incorporated eventually into the national system of highways and are so declared as such by the
Secretary of Public Works and Communications upon the recommendation of the Provincial and City
Board and the Commissioner of Public Highways.

III. Provincial and City Roads:

All roads connecting one municipality with another municipality, the termini to be the public
plazas; all roads extending from a municipality, or from a provincial or national road to a public
wharf or railway station and any other road which may be so designated by the Secretary of
Public Works and Communications upon the request of the Provincial Board concerned and upon
favorable recommendation of the Commissioner of Public Highways. Provincial roads shall have
a right-of-way of not less than fifteen (15) meters, which may be widened to twenty (20) meters,
provided that a right-of-way of at least sixty (60) meters shall be reserved for roads constructed
through unpatented public land.

IV. Municipal Roads:

All highways not included in the above classifications, Municipal and city roads shall have a
right-of-way of not less than ten (10) meters; provided that the principal streets of town sites located
on public lands shall have a width of sixty (60) meters and all other streets a width of not less than
fifteen (15) meters.

(a) The construction, maintenance and improvement of national primary, national secondary and
“national aid” provincial and city roads shall be accomplished by the Highway District Engineers and
Highway City Engineers under the supervision of the Commissioner of Public Highways and shall be
financed from such appropriations as may be authorized by the Republic of the Philippines in annual
or special appropriation Acts. The Secretary of Public Works and Communications shall allot all funds
collected under the provisions of Section 1495 of the Revised Administrative Code and Act 3992, as
amended, in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 917.

(b) The construction, maintenance and improvement of provincial roads shall be accomplished
by Highway District Engineers under the supervision of the Commissioner of Public Highways subject
to existing laws and shall be financed with provincial funds and such aid as may be authorized therefor
by the Republic of the Philippines in annual appropriation act.

(c) The construction, maintenance and improvement of city and municipal roads shall be
accomplished by the city or municipal government concerned subject to existing laws and shall be
financed with city or municipal funds and such aids as are authorized therefor by existing laws, or may
be authorized by the Republic of the Philippines in annual appropriation acts. Provided, however, that
any municipal road of great importance to the province and any provincial or city road so calculated
of sufficient importance as may be incorporated eventually into the National system of highways may,
on request of the provincial and city boards and upon favorable recommendation of the Commissioner
of Public Highways, be classified as a provincial road and “national aid” provincial or city road,
respectively, by the Secretary of Public Works and Communications.

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(d) The Secretary of Public Works and Communications shall cause the Commissioner of Public
Highways to prepare from time to time a map showing the proposed system of national primary,
national secondary and “national aid” provincial and city roads, which, upon approval by the President
of the Philippines, shall constitute the official road map of the Philippines.

(e) Executive Order No. 483 dated November 6, 1951, is hereby superseded.

This Order shall take effect as of January 1, 1955.

Done in the City of Manila, this 2nd day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO A. YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(5), 2237-2283.

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MALACANANG

RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 114

FURTHER AMENDING PARAGRAPH FIVE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. Ill
DATED AUGUST 30, 1937, ENTITLED “PROHIBITING AND RESTRICTING
THE PRACTICE OF NEPOTISM”

Paragraph Five of Executive Order Numbered One Hundred Eleven, dated August 30, 1937,
as amended by Executive Order Numbered Twenty-one, dated March 23, 1954, is hereby further
amended to read as follows:

“The following are exempted from the operation of these rules: persons employed in a
confidential capacity, teachers, physicians, members of the police forces in chartered cities and of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines, provided, however, that in each particular instance full report of such
appointment shall be made to the President. The restriction mentioned in section 2 hereof shall not also
be applicable to the case of a member of any family who, after his or her appointment to any position
in an office or bureau, contracts marriage with someone employed in the same office or bureau, in
which event the employment or retention therein or both husband and wife may be allowed.”

Done in the City of Manila, this 13th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source : Presidential Musuem and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(5), 2283.

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RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 115
REORGANIZING THE COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE

Pursuant to the powers vested in me by law, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, do
hereby create a National Security Council which shall be composed of the President, as Chairman, the
Vice President, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the members
of the Cabinet, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Undersecretary of Foreign
Affairs, the National Civil Defense Administrator, the Chairman of the Committee on National
Defense and Security of the Senate, the Chairman of the National Defense Committee of the House
of Representatives, and the Chairman, respectively, of the Committees on Foreign Affairs of the Senate
and of the House of Representatives.

The Secretary of the Council shall be an officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to be
designated by the President upon recommendation of the Secretary of National Defense.

The Security Council shall advise the President on matters of national defense and security and
shall make recommendations on such other subjects as the President may from time to time submit for
study and consideration. It shall also perform the duties and functions provided in Executive Order
No. 35, dated May 20, 1954.

Executive Order No. 3, dated November 16, 1935; Executive Order No. 40, dated January 13,
1947; Executive Order No. 330, dated July 1, 1950; Executive Order No. 437, dated April 28, 1951;
and Executive Order No. 576, dated March 23, 1953, and all other orders inconsistent herewith, are
hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Done in the City of Manila, this 27th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Musuem and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(6), 2765-2766.

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RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 116

CREATING A COMMITTEE TO SCREEN AND AID DESERVING SQUATTERS AND NEW

SETTLERS IN BASILAN CITY

For the purpose of screening the squatters and would-be squatters in Basilan City to determine
who are deserving of assistance in the allocation of lots in subdivisions of the Bureau of Lands, a
committee is hereby created composed of the following:

1 . Mr. Hipolito B. Marcelo

2. Mr. Pio Paladio

3. City Fiscal

4. Chief of Police of Basilan

5. Mrs. Dolores Laconico

6. Mr. Juan Estrada

7. Mr. Carlos Tan

8. Mr. Federico Morales

9. Philippine Constabulary Detachment Commander

The committee shall assist in the allocation of public lands to landless people. For this purpose, it
shall make a census of squatters in the province and a census of new settlers who have not been able
to locate lands for their occupation. It shall also keep an up-to-date list of available public lands in
the different parts of the province. To facilitate the allocation of lots to deserving squatters and new
settlers, the District Land Officer of Basilan City shall give preference to persons recommended by the
committee.

The committee may call upon any department, bureau, office, agency, or instrumentality of the
Government for assistance in the accomplishment of its mission and shall render periodic reports of its
activities to the President of the Philippines.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

District Forester
Bureau of Lands

Girl Scout
Lions Club
Jaycees

Secretary to the Mayor

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Done in the City of Manila, this 1 1th day of June, in the year of Our lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(6), 2766-2767.

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RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 117

ORGANIZING THE SITIO OF BIASONG OF BARRIO LANAO IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
PILAR, PROVINCE OF CEBU, INTO AN INDEPENDENT BARRIO UNDER THE SAME NAME

Pursuant to the provisions of section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, the sitio of
Biasong of the barrio of Lanao in the municipality of Pilar, province of Cebu, is hereby organized into
an independent barrio under the same name.

Done in the City of Manila, this 11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Asistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(6), 'll 61 .

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RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 118

CREATING A COMMITTEE TO SCREEN AND AID DESERVING SQUATTERS AND NEW

SETTLERS IN ORIENTAL MINDORO

For the purpose of screening the squatters and would-be settlers in Oriental Mindoro to determine
who are deserving of assistance in the allocation of lots in subdivisions of the Bureau of Lands, a
committee is hereby created composed of the following:

1 . Mr. Antonio Pangilinan

2. Mr. Mamerto M. Villanueva

3. Major Mariano Tumaliuan .

4. Mr. Antonio Adriatico

5. Mr. Emiliano O. Ozaeta

6. Mr. Zacarias Umali

7. Mr. Pedro Abelgas

8. Mrs. Candida Nable

9. Miss Esperanza Vejilla

District Land Officer
District Forester
Provincial Commander
Representing the Provincial Government
of Oriental Mindoro

Superintendent of NARRA Project,
Oriental Mindoro

Chairman, Provincial Agricultural Council
Calapan Rotary Club
Calapan Women’s Club
Social Worker in-charge

The committee shall assist in the allocation of public lands to landless people. For this purpose, it
shall make a census of squatters in the province and a census of new settlers who have not been able
to locate lands for their occupation. It shall also keep an up-to-date list of available public lands in
the different parts of the province. To facilitate the allocation of lots to deserving squatters and new
settlers, the District Land Officer of Oriental Mindoro shall give preference to persons recommended
by the committee.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(6), 2767-2768.

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MALACANANG

RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 119

PROVIDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTING DETAILS FOR REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 10,

ON ECONOMIC PLANNING

Pursuant to the powers vested in me by Republic Act Number Nine hundred and ninety-seven, as
amended by Republic Act Number One thousand two hundred and forty-one, I, Ramon Magsaysay,
President of the Philippines, do hereby direct and order:

Organization of the National Economic Council

SECTION 1. The organization, functions, and operation of the National Economic Council,
hereinafter referred to as the Council, shall be in accordance with the provisions of Reorganization
Plan No. 10 and this Executive Order; provided, however, that the Chairman of the Council, with
the approval of the Council and the President, may, subject to the provisions of Reorganization Plan
No. 10, make minor changes in the organization, functions, and operations of the Council.

SEC. 2. The Council organization, as indicated in the following organization chart, shall
consist of the Council proper, the Office of the Chairman and three staff offices consisting of the
Office of National Planning, the Office of Foreign Aid Coordination, and the Office of Statistical
Coordination and Standards. The Office of the Chairman shall have three staff services, namely,
Legal Counsel, Public Relations, and Administrative Services. The Office of National Planning shall
have six branches consisting of the Agricultural Resources Branch, Industrial Resources Branch,
Services (Utilities) Branch, Finance Branch, Trade and Commerce Branch, and Social Development
Branch. The Office of Foreign Aid Coordination shall have two branches, namely, the Coordination
of Program Planning Branch and the Coordination of Program Execution Branch. The Office
of Statistical Coordination and Standards shall have two branches, namely, the Planning and
Coordination Branch and the Standards and Review Branch.

[Figure 1 - ORGANIZATIONAL CHART NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL]

Personnel of the Council

SEC. 3. The Council shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 13 (n) of Reorganization
Plan No. 10, utilize to the fullest extent practicable the services of other government agencies in the
formulation and implementation of its policies, plans, and programs. Accordingly, the Council and
its offices shall maintain a relatively small staff of highly competent economists and technicians who
shall rely upon other government agencies to do the detailed work incident to the formulation and

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implementation of its policies, plans, and programs. Under no circumstances may the Council or its
offices build up a large staff of personnel to engage in detailed work that duplicates work being carried
out by other government agencies or in detailed work that could be more expeditiously performed by
other government agencies.

SEC. 4. The Council shall prepare the plantilla which shall constitute the initial staff of the
Council; provided, however, that this plantilla shall be within the limits of appropriations for personal
services of the abolished National Economic Council and the Philippine Council for United States Aid;
and provided, further, that the salary rates shall be in accordance with the provisions of section 28 of
this Executive Order.

SEC. 5. The Directors, Assistant Directors, and the Chiefs of the various branches of the Office of
National Planning, the Office of Foreign Aid Coordination, and the Office of Statistical Coordination
and Standards shall be in the unclassified civil service.

SEC. 6. All other personnel comprising the staff of the Council shall be in the classified civil
service.

SEC. 7. All qualified and competent personnel transferred to the Council, under the provisions
of section 3 of Reorganization Plan No. 10, shall be employed by the Council before consideration is
given to the employment of other persons.

SEC. 8. The Chairman of the Council and the Secretary of Finance are authorized to separate
officers and employees from the government service, in accordance with the provisions of section 1 1 of
Republic Act Nine hundred ninety-seven, as amended, Reorganization Plan No. 10 and this Executive
Order, whose services are not necessary respectively to the Council or to the Department of Finance.

Functions of the Council

SEC. 9. In addition to the functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Council enumerated
in section 13 of Reorganization Plan No. 10, the Council shall have the following functions in
accordance with section 3 of the Plan:

(a) Provide the President with information and advice with respect to entering into foreign
trade agreements as provided by section 5 of Republic Act Number One thousand one hundred and
eighty-nine.

( b ) Recommend to the President whenever necessary increases and reductions in the rates of
import duties as provided for in section 18-A of Republic Act Number Nine hundred and eleven, as
amended by Republic Act Number One thousand one hundred ninety-six.

Functions of the Chairman

SEC. 10. The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Chairman of the Council shall
include, among others, the following:

(a) Preside over the meetings of the Council.

( b ) Prepare the agenda for the meetings of the Council and submit for the Council’s consideration
proposals setting forth policies and measures and economic and social programs, plans, and projects.

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(d) Transmit to the President the policies and measures and economic and social programs, plans,
and projects approved by the Council.

(e) Serve as the chief executive officer of the Council; direct and supervise the operations and
internal administration of the Council, and delegate administrative responsibilities as necessary or
desirable.

(/) Follow up on the implementation and execution of such phases of the economic development
program, plans, and projects as are under the jurisdiction of the different entities of the government
and prepare for the President such directives as may be necessary.

(g) Prepare for consideration by the Council necessary directives requiring services and reports
from other government agencies as may be needed in the formulation and implementation of the
policies, plans, and programs of the Council.

(b) Submit periodic reports to the Council for its approval and subsequent transmission to
Congress and to the President indicating, among other things, the state of progress made by other
entities in the implementation of approved economic plans, programs, and projects, and current needs
for legislation and changes in administrative policies, objectives, and practices.

(i) Employ, with the approval of the Council, such counsel and such officers and employees as
may be necessary to perform the work of the Council.

Functions of Legal Counsel

SEC. 11. The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Legal Counsel shall include,
among others, the following:

(a) Give legal advice and counsel.

(b) Take charge of all legal matters affecting the Council.

Functions of Public Relations Staff

SEC. 12. The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Public Relations staff shall
include, among others, the following:

(a) Develop an extensive public relations program that is designed to obtain widespread
understanding and support for whatever policies, plans, and programs for economic and social
development that may be formulated by the Council.

(b) Gather and prepare for dissemination by means of the press, radio, and other media,
popularized informative materials regarding the workings of the Council.

(c) Provide such other services and assistance as the Chairman may require in promoting the
public relations of the Council.

Functions of Administrative Services

SEC. 13. The functions, powers, duties and responsibilities of the Administrative Services staff in
the Office of the Chairman shall include, among others, the following:

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(a) Provide all administrative and auxiliary services needed by the Council proper, including
keeping the minutes and other records of the Council.

(b) Provide all administrative and auxiliary services required by the various offices under
the Council with respect, among others, to secretarial and steno-typing services; budgeting and
finance services; requisitions, property, and supplies; personnel and records management; cash and
disbursements; messenger and janitorial services; preparation and reproduction of reports; and the
maintenance and operation of library facilities and services.

SEC. 14. The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Administrative Officer shall
include, among others, the following:

(a) Supervise and assume responsibility for the performance of all administrative and auxiliary
services needed by the Council proper and by the various offices comprising the organization of the
Council.

(b) Supervise and direct the following staff activities: budget, finance, and property; records and
library; personnel; and general services.

(d) Supervise and assume responsibility for keeping the minutes and other records of the Council.

(e) Notify the members of the Council of all regular and special meetings that may be called by
the Chairman.

(/) Prepare, in consultation with the Chairman, the agenda and the materials for consideration in
the meetings of the Council.

(g) Process correspondence and memoranda for the Council and its members and provide
necessary secretarial and administrative services.

Functions of the Office of National Planning

SEC. 15. The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Office of National Planning
shall consist of those specifically enumerated in section 15 of Reorganization Plan No. 10, and those
delegated to the Office by the Chairman.

SEC. 16. The functions, power, duties, and responsibilities of the Agricultural Resources Branch
shall include, among others, the following:

(a) Formulate for consideration by the Council definite and consistent broad economic policies
and plans for agricultural and related natural resources development.

(b) Prepare and keep current sound, flexible, and long-range national plans, programs, projects,
and measures for agricultural and related natural resources development, integrated as component
parts of the overall economic development program.

(c) Maintain liaison with the entities of government concerned with agricultural and related
natural resources development

(d) Follow up and report on the progress of the implementation of approved plans, programs,
projects, and measures for agricultural and related natural resources development.

(e) Initiate studies and research work on matters related to agricultural and related natural
resources development and attend to the evaluation of the results, as well as to the present available
facts and data on agricultural and related natural resources, so that broad policies and sound plans,

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programs, projects, and measures for agricultural and related natural resources development can
accordingly be formulated on an intelligent basis.

(/) Prepare and make periodic reports to the Council indicating, among other things, the state of
progress in agricultural and related natural resources development; progress made by other entities in
the implementation of approved plans; programs, projects, and measures for agricultural and related
natural resources development; and current needs for legislation and changes in policy, objectives, and
practices as these pertain to agricultural and related natural resources.

SEC. 17. The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Industrial Resources Branch
shall include, among others, the following:

(a) Formulate for consideration by the Council definite and consistent broad economic policies
and plans for industrial and mineral resources development.

(b) Prepare and keep current sound, flexible, and long-range national plans, programs, projects,
and measures for the development of the industrial and mineral resources of the country, integrated as
component parts of the overall economic development program.

( c ) Maintain liaison with the entities of government concerned with industrial and mineral
resources development.

(d) Follow up and report on the progress of the implementation of approved plans, programs,
projects, and measures for industrial and mineral resources development.

(e) Initiate studies and research work on matters related to industrial and mineral resources
development and attend to the evaluation of the results, as well as of the present available facts and
data on industrial and mineral resources, so that broad policies and sound plans, programs, projects,
and measures for industrial and mineral resources development can accordingly be formulated on an
intelligent basis.

(/) Prepare and make periodic reports to the Council indicating, among other things, the state
of progress made by other entities in the implementation of approved plans, programs, projects, and
measures for industrial and mineral resources development; and current needs for legislation and
changes in policy, objectives and practices as these relate to industrial and mineral resources.

SEC. 18. The functions, powers, duties and responsibilities of the Services (Utilities) Branch shall
include, among others, the following:

(a) Formulate for consideration by the Council definite and consistent broad economic policies
and plans on the development of personal and consumer service industries, power, public works,
transportation, and communications.

(b) Prepare and keep current sound, flexible, and long-range national plans, programs, projects
and measures for the development of personal and consumer service industries, power, public
works, transportation, and communications, integrated as component parts of the overall economic
development program.

(c) Maintain liaison with the entities of government concerned with personal and consumer
service industries, power, public works, transportation, and communications.

(d) Follow up and report on the progress of the implementation of approved plans, programs,
projects and measures for the development of personal and consumer service industries, power, public
works, transportation, and communications.

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(e) Initiate studies and research work on matters related to the development of personal and
consumer service, industries, power, public works, transportation, and communications, and attend
to the evaluation of the results, as well as of the present available facts and data on personal and
consumer service industries, power, public works, transportation, and communications, so that
broad policies and sound plans and programs for the development of personal and consumer service
industries, power, public works, transportation, and communications can accordingly be formulated
on an intelligent basis.

(f) Prepare and make periodic reports to the Council indicating, among other things, the state
of progress in the development of personal and consumer service industries, power, public works,
transportation, and communications; the progress made by other entities in the implementation of
approved plans, programs, projects, and measures for the development of personal and consumer
service industries, power, public works, transportation, and communications; and current needs for
legislation and changes in policies, objectives, and practices as these relate to the development of
personal and consumer service industries, power, public works, transportation, and communications.

SEC. 19. The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Finance Branch shall include,
among others, the following:

(a) Prepare for consideration by the Council definite and consistent broad economic policies on
fiscal and monetary matters as follows:

(1) Formulate broad measures for the coordination of fiscal and monetary policies.

(2) Formulate policy recommendations on desirable levels of government revenues and
expenditures, and relate public works expenditures to the overall program for economic
development.

(3) Study and define consistent policies and broad criteria that shall be the basis for the
granting of tax exemption privileges and other incentives to investment.

(4) Study and define consistent policies and broad criteria that shall be the basis for the
prescription of priorities in the allocation of foreign exchange that shall lend support to the
overall program for economic development.

(5) Study and evaluate savings practices, capital accumulation and investment, domestic
bond and security markets, banking, credit, and taxation; and formulate financial policies and
measures to encourage private saving, investment, and productive enterprise.

(6) Study and evaluate the problems of inflation that grow out of monetary and credit
policies, budgetary deficits, savings, and consumption patterns and retardation in productivity.

( b ) Study available financial resources and devise and keep current sound, flexible, and long-
range national plans, projects, and measures for financing development programs in the light of current
credit and monetary policies, integrated as component parts of the overall economic development
program.

(c) Maintain liaison with the entities of government concerned with the financial and fiscal
activities of the government.

(d) Follow up and report on the progress and status of the implementation of approved plans,
programs, projects and measures for marshaling available financial resources to finance approved
programs for economic development.

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(e) Initiate studies and research work on fiscal and monetary matters, and attend to the systematic
evaluation of the results thereof, as well as of present available facts and data thereon, so that broad
financial policies and sound plans, programs, projects, and measures for financing the overall program
for economic development can accordingly be formulated on an intelligent basis.

(/) Prepare and make periodic reports to the Council indicating, among other things, the state
of progress in fiscal and monetary activities in relation to their effects upon the overall program for
economic development; the progress made by financial and fiscal agencies in the implementation of
approved plans, programs, and measures for financing approved economic development projects; and
current needs for legislation and changes in policy, objectives and practices on fiscal and monetary
affairs.

SEC. 20. The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Trade and Commerce Branch
shall include, among others, the following:

(a) Formulate for consideration by the Council definite and consistent broad economic policies
and plans on domestic and foreign trade and commerce.

(b) Initiate and make continuing evaluative studies of the tariff structure and commercial
relationships of the nation and recommend changes, considering that tariff and foreign trade are
instruments of national policy in the solution of balance of payments problems and in achieving a
broader and more stable pattern of domestic production.

(c) Prepare and keep current sound, flexible, and long-range national plans, programs, projects,
and measures for the development of domestic and foreign trade and commerce that will meet both the
immediate and long-run demands of the overall program for economic development.

(d) Maintain liaison with the entities of government concerned with trade and commerce.

( e ) Follow up and report on the progress and status of the implementation of policies and
programs for the development of foreign and domestic commerce in the light of their effects upon the
overall program for economic development.

(/) Initiate studies and research work on matters relating to the development of the domestic
and foreign trade and commerce of the nation and attend to the broad accumulation and systematic
evaluation of the results thereof, as well as of present available facts and data thereon, so that broad
policies and sound plans and programs for domestic and foreign trade that would lend effective
support to the overall program for economic development can accordingly be formulated on an
intelligent basis.

(g) Prepare and make periodic reports to the Council indicating, among other things, the state
of progress in the development of foreign and domestic trade and commerce in relation to their effects
on the overall program for economic development, and current needs for legislation and changes in
policies, objectives, and practices in foreign and domestic trade and commerce.

SEC. 21. The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Social Development Branch
shall include, among others, the following:

(a) Formulate for consideration by the Council definite and consistent broad policies and
plans on social development, including, among others, the fields of education, health, labor, social
welfare (including housing), and public administration; formulate, likewise, definite and consistent
broad economic and social policies that will foster full employment and maximum utilization of the
manpower resources of the country.

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( b ) Prepare and keep current sound, flexible and long-range national plans on education,
health, labor, and social welfare (including housing), integrated as component parts of the overall
program for economic and social development and on public administration, designed to support the
overall economic development program by way of promoting institutional progress, increasing the
administrative capacity of both public and private institutions and enhancing better educational and
training programs to increase the availability of needed managerial, technical, and labor skills, and the
efficiency, morale, and productivity of workers.

(c) Inventory the country’s manpower resources and devise and keep current sound, flexible, and
long-range national plans, programs, and measures to marshal available manpower resources to meet
both the immediate and long-run demands of the economic development program.

(d) Maintain liaison with the entities of government concerned with labor and social
development.

(e) Follow up and report on the progress of the implementation of approved plans, programs,
projects, and measures for education, health, labor, social welfare, and public administration; and those
for full employment and maximum utilization of manpower resources.

(/) Initiate studies and research work on matters related to labor and social development, and
attend to the systematic evaluation of the results, as well as of the present available facts and data on
education, health, labor, social welfare, public administration, employment, and manpower utilization,
so that broad policies and sound plans and programs for social development, for institutional progress
and for marshaling manpower resources can accordingly be formulated on an intelligent basis.

(g) Prepare and make periodic reports to the Council indicating, among other things, the state
of progress in labor and social development, public administration, and employment and manpower
utilization; the progress made by other entities in the implementation of approved plans, programs,
projects, and measures in education, health, labor, welfare, public administration, employment, labor
relations, and manpower utilization; and current needs for legislation and changes in policy, objectives,
and practices relative to social development, public administration, employment, labor relations, and
manpower utilization.

Functions of the Office of Foreign Aid Coordination

SEC. 22. The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Office of Foreign Aid
Coordination shall consist of those specifically enumerated in section 16 of Reorganization Plan
No. 10.

SEC. 23. The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Coordination of Program
Planning Branch shall include, among others, the following:

(a) In collaboration with foreign government agencies, assist the various agencies of the
Philippine government in the preparation of proposals for economic and social development projects
that are to receive foreign aid or reparations.

(b) Evaluate the proposals for development projects that are to receive foreign aid or reparations
to determine whether they are in conformity with approved economic plans and policies.

(c) Assist the various government agencies upon their request in surveying and investigating the
conditions under which approved or proposed economic and social development projects are to be
undertaken.

(d) Cause the development by various government agencies of proposals for economic and social
development projects that are to receive foreign aid or reparations.

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SEC. 24. The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Coordination of Program
Execution Branch shall include, among others, the following:

(a) Follow up on the implementation of approved economic and social development projects
under foreign aid programs and reparations to see if agreements are being carried out and that projects
are otherwise being administered properly.

(b) Recommend necessary remedial measures when projects receiving foreign aid are not being
administered in accordance with terms of project agreements.

Functions of the Office of Statistical Coordination and Standards

SEC. 25. The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Office of Statistical Coordination
and Standards shall consist of those specifically enumerated in section 17 of Reorganization Plan
No. 10, which shall be interpreted to include the following:

(a) Serve as liaison between statistical entities and as a central point to which organizations,
private, governmental, or international, can address inquiries or from which they can ask for assistance
on statistical questions.

SEC. 26. The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Planning and Coordination
Branch shall include, among others, the following:

(a) Develop and maintain an efficient division of labor among statistical agencies by the orderly
allocation of statistical activities.

(b) Review and appraise the annual appropriation requests of entities for statistical activities and
present appropriate recommendations to the Budget Commission and the President.

(c) Develop and apply a comprehensive and progressive program of statistical production,
including the initiation and enforcement of a general schedule of priorities for the pursuit and/or
expansion of statistical activities.

(d) Conduct periodic surveys of the statistical services of the government in order to determine
their needs and problems and to recommend to the Council the measures necessary for their remedy.

SEC. 27. The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Standards and Review Branch
shall include, among others, the following:

(a) Review and approve statistical questionnaires and administrative forms from which statistical
data are derived, for the use of statistical entities:

(b) Develop and prescribe standards for uniform reporting and publication of statistics.

(c) Establish standard definitions, classification systems, techniques and procedures for adoption
by the entities engaged in statistical operation.

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Maximum Salary Rates

SEC. 28. All salaries provided for in the plantilla prepared under the provisions of section 4 of
this Executive Order shall be in accordance with civil service requirements, except that the Council
may adopt salary schedules for the principal executive, professional and technical personnel which
shall not exceed the following standard rates:

1 . Chairman

2. Three members, appointed by the President with the consent of the Commission

on Appointments, per diems

3. Directors of Offices

4. Assistant Directors of Offices

5. Legal Officer

6. Chief Economists

7. Chief Project Coordinator

8. Chief Project Evaluator

9. Chief Statistician

10. Senior Economists

11. Senior Project Coordinator

12. Senior Project Evaluator

13. Senior Statistician

14. Public Relations Officer

15. Participant Coordinator

16. Statistician II

17. Statistician I

P25, 000.00

a day

50.00

12,000.00

to 15,000.00

10,000.00

to 12,000.00

10,000.00

8,000.00

6,000.00

5,100.00

Transitory Provisions: National Economic Council

SEC. 29. The Industrial Development Center is attached temporarily for general supervision and
administration purposes to the Office of the Chairman of the Council.

SEC. 30. The budgeting and procurement activities performed by the abolished Philippine Council
for United States Aid shall be conducted by the Office of Foreign Aid Coordination, pending the
adoption of other Reorganization Plans and Implementing Details. The appropriations and personnel
of the Office of the Accounting Officer and the Office of the Auditor shall continue to be under the
control of the Budget Commission and General Auditing Office respectively.

SEC. 31. Pending the adoption of other Reorganization Plans and Implementing Details and the
establishment of appropriate positions in other entities, the Chairman of the Council shall confer with
the Commissioner of the Budget and the heads of appropriate government entities and arrange for
detailing to these entities qualified and competent, professional and technical personnel, especially
those engaged in the formulation and implementation of economic and social development programs.
These persons shall not exceed 20.

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Transitory Provisions: Tariff Division

SEC. 32. Pending the adoption of other Reorganization Plans and Implementing Details relating
to tariffs, there is created in the Department of Finance a Tariff Division to which the non-policy
determining functions and the personnel, appropriations, property, equipment, and records of the
abolished Tariff Commission are transferred.

SEC. 33. The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Tariff Division shall be those set
forth in Republic Act No. 911 for the Tariff Commission, except that matters of tariff policy are vested
in the Council.

SEC. 34. The Tariff Division shall be organized into two sections, namely, the Investigation and
Inspection Section and the Research Section.

SEC. 35. The functions, powers, duties and responsibilities of the Investigation and Inspection
Section shall include, among others, the following:

{a) Investigate and obtain data on the production, processing, marketing, and distribution of
commodities covered by the tariff laws of the Philippines.

(b) Ascertain conversion costs, cost of production, producers’ selling prices, and other facts on
selected domestic commodities which will show differences or affect competition between domestic
and foreign industries.

(c) Conduct inspection of domestic establishments or representative growers or producers to
verify or gather data on production costs, sales, prices, industrial practices, financial standing, etc.

(d) Undertake investigation and verification of financial reports submitted by domestic growers,
manufacturers and producers.

(e) Ascertain and analyze unit costs, including invoice costs, import costs, estimated factory costs,
estimated profit and expenses of selected imported articles.

(/) Secure invoices and compile records of imports.

(g) Make investigations and inspections for the Research Section and for the National Economic
Council.

SEC. 36. The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Research Section shall include,
among others, the following:

(a) Conduct research on the administration and operation of Philippine Tariff laws, including
their fiscal and industrial effects.

(b) Conduct research on tariff relations between the Philippines and foreign countries,
commercial treaties, preferential provisions of economic alliances, the effect of export bounties and
preferential transportation rates, and the conditions, causes and effects of competition of foreign and
domestic industries.

(d) Conduct specific research for the National Economic Council and submit appropriate findings
and recommendations.

(e) Propose investigations relating to domestic and international trade, prices, conditions of
competition of specific domestic and foreign industries, and to such other matters in connection with
its research work.

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SEC. 37. The temporary plantilla for the Tariff Division shall be as follows:

TARIFF DIVISION

1. One chief of division P7.200.00

2. One assistant chief of division 6,600.00

3. One clerk-stenographer 2,040.00

Investigation and Inspection

4. One section chief 6,600.00

5. Two commodity specialists at P5, 400 10,800.00

6. Two commodity specialists at P4.800 9,600.00

7. Two commodity specialists at P3.600 7,200.00

8. One commodity specialist 2,400.00

9. One cost accountant 5,400.00

10. One cost accountant 4,800.00

1 1 . One cost accountant 3,600.00

12. One cost accountant 2,400.00

13. One clerk-stenographer 2,040.00

14. One clerk-stenographer 1,920.00

15. One clerk-stenographer 1,800.00

Research

16. One section chief 6,600.00

17. Two research economists at P5, 400 10,800.00

18. Two research economists at P4, 800 9,600.00

19. One research economist 3,600.00

20. One junior research economist 2,400.00

21. Two tariff researchers at P5, 400 10,800.00

22. Two tariff researchers at P4,800 9,600.00

23. One tariff researcher 3,600.00

24. One junior tariff researcher 2,400.00

25. One librarian 3,120.00

26. One clerk-stenographer 2,040.00

27. One clerk-stenographer 1,920.00

28. One clerk-stenographer 1,800.00

29. One clerk 1,680.00

Timing of Administrative Actions

SEC. 38. Administrative actions required by Reorganization Plan No. 10 and by this Executive
Order shall be effected within 120 days from the date of effectivity of this Order.

SEC. 39. This Order shall take effect on July 1, 1955.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 1st day of July, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-five and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(7), 3301-3314.

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MALACANANG

RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 120

GIVING THE SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE FULL AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER
ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF HOSPITALS FOR
VETERANS AND THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL CARE AND TREATMENT FOR VETERANS,
AND TO APPOINT CONSULTANTS IN THE VETERANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

In accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of Title II of the Agreement between the
Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the United States of America
on the construction and equipping of Hospitals for Veterans and the provision of medical care and the
treatment of Veterans by the Government of the Philippines, and the furnishing of grants-in-aid thereof
by the Government of the United States of America dated June 7, 1949, 1, Ramon Magsaysay, President
of the Philippines, do hereby give the Secretary of National Defense full authority to administer, for the
Government of the Republic of the Philippines, all matters relating to the construction and equipping of
hospitals for veterans and the provision of medical care and treatment for veterans, within the purview
of Public Law 865, 80th United States Congress, and to appoint outstanding medical practitioners, who
are not on the regular staff of the Veterans Memorial Hospital, as consultants thereof. The consultants
so appointed shall serve under such regulations as may be promulgated by the Secretary of National
Defense and shall receive compensation at rates, designated by him and concurred in by the Manager,
United States Veterans Administration, Manila Office. This order shall take effect as of March 13, 1955.

Done in the City of Manila, this 18th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955).
Philippines, 51(7), 3314-3315.

Official Gazette of the Republic of the

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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 121

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11 DATED FEBRUARY 3, 1954, AS AMENDED,
CREATING THE LIBERTY WELLS ASSOCIATION

Paragraph 6 of Executive Order No. 11 dated February 3, 1954, creating the Liberty Wells
Association, is hereby amended to read as follows:

“None of the moneys or materials contributed shall be used for any purpose other than for the
labor and materials required to establish artesian wells or develop water supplies: Provided, That the
Association may, with the approval of the President of the Philippines, appropriate certain portion of
such funds for the purpose of paying cash prizes to well drillers and supervising well drillers of the
Bureau of Public Works in order to give proper incentive for their good work and in recognition of
their industry, diligence and devotion to duty. The department heads concerned are authorized and
directed to apply public funds legally available for the purpose to defray expenses of surveys, technical
supervision, transportation, inspection, administration, and surcharges.”

Done in the City of Manila, this 18th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source : Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(7), 3315.

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OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 122

DEFINING THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF TRECE MARTIRES

Pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of Republic Act No. 981, the territorial limits of the City
of Trece Martires are hereby defined and established as follows:

City Boundary Description

Lines

Bearings

Distances

1-2

S 80 -45' W

1,037.44 m.

2-3 S 89 -00' W 768.00 m.

3-4 S 77 -40' W 356.00 m.

4-5

S 65 -45' W

305.00 m

5-6

S 52 -40' W

380.00 m

6-7

N 43 -00' W

274.00 m.

7-8

N 28 -45' W

390.00 m

8-9

N 42 -40' W

420.00 m

9-10

N 30 -40' W

370.00 m

10-11

N 17 -15' W

240.00 m

11-12

N 10 -45' W

405.00 m

12-13

N 1 -00' E

774.00 m

13-14

N 18 -4b' E

734.00 m

14-15

N 29 -00' E

860.00 m

15-16

N 63 -40' E

985.00 m

16-17

N 69 -40' E

290.00 m

17-18

Due South

200.00 m

18-19

S15°-50'E

188.00 m

19-20

S 53 -00' E

115.00 m

20-21

S 41 -00' E

90.00 m

21-22

S 32 -00' E

164.00 m

22-23

S 15 -00' E

327.00 m

23-24

S 9 -10' E

244.00 m

24-25

S 49 -Ob' E

228.00 m

25-26

S 34 -40' E

155.00 m

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Lines

Bearings

Distances

26-27

S 28 -10' r

290.00 m.

27-28

S 14 -/.O' E

215.00 m.

28-29

S 22 -00' E

540.00 m

29- 1

S 29 -03' E

1.702.60 m.

Note: All points are all temporary stake.

Corner stone to point 1 S 52°-28' E 1,217.30 meters.

Area = 9,999,998.29 square meters.

Done in the City of Manila, this 18th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(7), 3316.

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OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 123

CREATING THE TAGAYTAY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, do
hereby create a commission, to be known as the Tagaytay Development Commission, whose function
shall be to promote and accelerate the development of Tagaytay City as a tourist center and vacation
resort in order to enhance the economic, health, social, and community development of Tagaytay City
in particular and the country in general.

The Commission shall be composed of the following:

Mr. Ramon V. del Rosario Chairman

Col. Salvador T. Villa Member

Mr. Felipe Monserrat Member

Mr. Anselmo Alquinto Member

Mr. Enrique Zobel Member

Mr. Leopoldo Coronel Member

Mrs. Esperanza A. Zamora Member

Mayor Isaac Tolentino, Tagaytay City Member

Mr. Hector Moreno Member

The Commission may create such committees as it may deem necessary for the proper
implementation of its projects and the attainment of its objectives.

The Commission is hereby authorized to call upon any department, bureau, office, agency or
instrumentality of the Government, or any official or employee thereof, for such assistance as it may
need in the performance of its function. It may also call upon civic organizations, private entities and
property owners for the same purpose.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 29th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(8), 3851-3852.

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RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 124

SEGREGATING THE BARRIO OF BICOS FROM THE MUNICIPALITY OF RIZAL, PROVINCE
OF NUEVA ECIJA, AND ANNEXING THE SAME TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF LLANERA,

SAME PROVINCE

Pursuant to the provisions of section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, the barrio of Bicos
in the municipality of Rizal, province of Nueva Ecija, is hereby segregated from said municipality and
annexed to the municipality of Llanera, same province.

This order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila this 25th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, SI (9), 4413.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 125

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 124, DATED AUGUST 25, 1955

By virtue of the powers nested in me by law, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines,
do hereby amend Executive Order No. 124, dated August 25, 1955, so as to make the separation of
the barrio of Bicos from the municipality of Rizal, province of Nueva Ecija, and its annexation to the
municipality of Llanera, same province, effective January 1, 1956.

Done in the City of Manila, this 6th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(9), 4413-4414.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 126

CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLAVER IN THE PROVINCE OF SURIGAO

Pursuant to the provisions of section Sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, there is
hereby created in the province of Surigao a municipality to be known as the municipality of Claver
to consist of the barrios of Claver, which shall be the seat of the municipal government, Nuevo
Campo Inferior, Panatao, Urbiztondo, and Taganito, with their sitios namely: Cagdayanao, Cabugo,
Jayanggabon, Pangabihon, Dinangdangan, Tinamulawan, Sicosico, Carrubon, Agpot, Wanqui,
Cambalilig, Lapinigan, Osok, Pamoyanon, Doyong, Bacoyod, Ladgaron, Tayaga, Tayohong, Bocbocan,
Pangi, Daywan, Tabwan, Tayawod, Doyao-doyao, Maaslom, Canmintay, Boyognon, Baybay, Cayangag,
Maibay, Pulahan, Walog, Pongtod, and Sodlon, all of the municipality of Gigaquit, same province.

The municipality of Gigaquit shall have its present territory minus the portion thereof comprised
in the barrios and sitios included in the municipality or Claver.

The municipality of Claver shall begin to exist after November 8, 1955, upon the appointment
and qualification of the mayor, vice-mayor, and a majority of the councilors thereof, and upon the
certification by the Secretary of Finance that said municipality is financially capable of implementing
the provisions of the Minimum Wage Law and providing for all the statutory obligations and ordinary
essential services of a regular municipality and that the mother municipality of Gigaquit, after the
segregation therefrom of the barrios and sitios comprised in the municipality of Claver, can still
maintain creditably its municipal government, meet all statutory and contractual obligations, and
provide for essential municipal services.

Done in the City of Manila, this 13th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, SI (9), 4414-4415.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 127

TRANSFERRING TO THE NATIONAL WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE AUTHORITY ALL
THE RECORDS, PROPERTIES, MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, APPROPRIATIONS, ASSETS,
CHOSES IN ACTION, CONTRACTS, LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, MORTGAGE BONDS,
AND ALL INDEBTEDNESS OF THE FORMER METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT, THE
WATERWORKS SECTION AND THE WELLS AND DRILLS SECTION OF THE BUREAU
OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE NATIONAL MARKET AND WATERWORKS BOARD OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS (INSOFAR AS THEY PERTAIN
TO ITS WATERWORKS FUNCTIONS), AND ALL OTHER WATERWORK PROJECTS UNDER
THE ICA-PHILCUSA AND THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE
SYSTEMS IN THE PROVINCES, CITIES, MUNICIPALITIES, AND MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS

Whereas, Republic Act No. 133 consolidates and centralizes all waterworks, sewerage, and
drainage systems in the Philippines under the control, direction, and general supervision of the National
Waterworks and Sewerage Authority;

Whereas, section 1 of the above-mentioned Act provides that the National Waterworks and
Sewerage Authority shall own and/or have jurisdiction, supervision, and control over all territory
embraced by the former Metropolitan Water District as well as areas now served by existing
government-owned waterworks, sewerage, and drainage systems within the boundaries of cities,
municipalities, and municipal districts in the Philippines, including those served by the Waterworks and
Wells and Drills Sections of the Bureau of Public Works;

Whereas, section 9 of the Act provides that the National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority
shall own and control all the water and sewer distributing systems in the City of Manila and the nearby
municipalities comprised by the defunct Metropolitan Water District, as well as the water and sewer
distribution systems in all the other cities, municipalities and municipal districts in the Philippines; and

Whereas, pursuant to sections 1 and 2(g) of the aforesaid Act, the jurisdiction of the National
Waterworks and Sewerage Authority shall extend to the construction, maintenance, operation, and
control of non-self-supporting and/or non-revenue producing water systems and sanitary works,
whether undertaken at its expense or through subsidy of the National Government, including the
control and administration of all storm drains, artesian wells and springs now in actual operation in
the provinces, cities, municipalities and municipal districts;

Now, therefore, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers
vested in me by law, do hereby order:

1. The Administrator of Economic Coordination shall cause to be transferred to the National
Waterworks and Sewerage Authority all the records, properties, machinery, equipment, assets, rights,

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choses in action, contracts, liabilities, obligations, mortgage bonds, sinking funds and all other
indebtedness of the defunct Metropolitan Water District.

2. The Secretary of Public Works and Communications shall order the transfer to the National
Waterworks and Sewerage Authority of all the records, properties, machinery, equipment, assets,
choses in action, liabilities, obligations arid contracts of the Waterworks Section and the Wells and
Drills Section of the Bureau of Public Works, and those of the National Market and Waterworks Board
operating under his Department insofar as they pertain to its waterworks functions and all other
waterworks projects given ICA-PHILCUSA aid, including all unexpended fund allotments under public
works and/or appropriation laws for waterworks, sewerage, storm drainage and artesian well projects,
whether pending completion or proposed to be undertaken.

3. The Secretary of Health shall see to it that all the records, properties, machinery, equipment,
liabilities, obligations and contracts of the Community Waterworks under the administration and
control of his Department are transferred to the National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority.

4. The Executive Secretary shall circularize all the provincial, city, and municipal governments
and require them to transfer to the authorized representative of the National Waterworks and
Sewerage Authority all existing government-owned waterworks, sewerage, and drainage system in
their respective jurisdictions, including artesian wells, springs and other water-sources, as well as all
records, properties, machinery, equipment, assets, choses in action, liabilities, obligations, waterworks
and sewerage bonds, sinking funds and all unexpended funds in their possession.

The above transfer shall be made at the earliest time possible but not exceeding 90 days from the
date of this Order, upon proper invoice and receipt by the respective outgoing and incoming accountable
officers and employees of the National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority, properly witnessed by
provincial and/or city auditors concerned or authorized representative of the Auditor General.

Done in the City of Manila, this 19th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(9), 4415-4417.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 128

REQUIRING ALL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, BUREAUS, AGENCIES, AND
INSTRUMENTALITIES PRODUCING PALAY AND CORN TO SELL THEIR SURPLUS
PRODUCTION TO THE NATIONAL RICE AND CORN CORPORATION

Whereas, the National Rice and Corn Corporation is performing the function of stabilizing the
prices of palay and corn;

Whereas, in carrying out this function, said corporation buys palay and corn from farmers and
planters throughout the country;

Now, therefore, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers
vested in me by law, do hereby order:

All government entities, bureaus, agencies, and instrumentalities producing palay and corn
shall hereafter sell their surplus production to the National Rice and Corn Corporation at prevailing
government prices.

Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(10), 4903.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 129

DESIGNATING THE AGRICULTURAL CREDIT AND COOPERATIVE FINANCING
ADMINISTRATION (ACCFA) AS THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY TO HANDLE THE PURCHASE
AND EXPORTATION OF RAMIE FIBER AND THE IMPORTATION OF RAMIE GOODS
PROCESSED FROM 100 PER CENT PHILIPPINE RAMIE FIBER

Pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act No. 1392, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the
Philippines, do hereby designate the Agricultural Credit and Cooperative Financing Administration
(ACCFA) as the government agency to take charge of the purchase and exportation of ramie fiber
and the importation of ramie goods processed abroad from 100 per cent ramie fiber grown in the
Philippines.

Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(10), 4904.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 130

CREATING A COMMITTEE TO SCREEN DESERVING SQUATTERS AND TO AID NEW
SETTLERS IN MINDORO OCCIDENTAL

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines,
do hereby create a committee for the purpose of screening the squatters in Mindoro Occidental
to determine those who are deserving of assistance in the allocation of public land lots within the
subdivision projects of the Bureau of Lands and also for the purpose of assisting new settlers arriving
in that province. The Committee shall be composed of the following:

1. Representative of the Provincial Governor Chairman

2. Mr. Florentino Rivera, Bureau of Lands representative Vice-Chairman

3. Maj. Teodoro Mascardo, Constabulary Provincial Commander Member

4. Mr. Mario San Luis, Bureau of Forestry representative Member

5. Bureau of Agricultural Extension representative Member

6. Judge Leandro P. Reyes, Chairman, San Jose Coordinating Council —

Representative of civil organizations Member

7. Atty. Alfonso Adora, Provincial Fiscal Member

8. Mr. Luis Sison, Representative of the Social Workers’ Office Member

The Committee shall assist in the allocation of public lands to the landless. For this purpose, it
shall take a census of squatters in Mindoro Occidental and of new settlers who have not been able to
locate lands for their occupation. The Committee shall also keep an up-to-date list of available public
lands in the different parts of the province. To facilitate the allocation of lots to deserving squatters
and new settlers, the Provincial Land Officer of Mindoro Occidental shall give preference to persons
recommended by the Committee.

The Committee may call upon any department, bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of the
government for assistance in the accomplishment of its mission.

The Committee shall render periodic reports of its activities to the President of the Philippines.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(10), 4904-4905.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 131

REVISING THE SCHEDULE OF PER DIEMS FOR PROVINCIAL, CITY, AND MUNICIPAL
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AND REVOKING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 369,

DATED SEPTEMBER 15, 1941

In order that the per diems for provincial, city, and municipal officers and employees traveling on
official business, when allowed, may conform with the rates of per diems for officers and employees of
the National Government, it is hereby ordered that the per diems of said provincial, city, and municipal
officers and employees be fixed, with the approval of the corresponding Head of Department, at rates
not to exceed the following:

(a) For officers and employees receiving a salary of two thousand pesos or less per annum, a per
diem of not to exceed two pesos;

(b) For those receiving more than two thousand pesos per annum, but not exceeding four
thousand pesos per annum, a per diem of not to exceed three pesos;

(c) For those receiving more than four thousand pesos per annum, but not exceeding six thousand
pesos per annum, a per diem of not to exceed four pesos;

(d) For those receiving more than six thousand pesos per annum, a per diem of not to exceed five
pesos.

Any officer or employee whose compensation is fixed at other than the per-annum basis may be
given the rate of per diem authorized for that receiving compensation on the corresponding per-annum
basis.

Provincial Boards and City and Municipal Councils may approve per diems at rates lower than
those fixed herein depending upon their financial capacity, with the approval of the corresponding
Head of Department.

Executive Order No. 369, dated September 15, 1941, is hereby revoked.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(10), 4906.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 132

DECLARING THE AREA COMPRISING THE LIVING AND OPERATIONAL QUARTERS AND
AREAS ASSIGNED TO THE JAPANESE SALVAGE TEAMS OFF LIMITS TO CIVILIANS AND

UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS

Whereas, pursuant to the revised terms of the Interim Salvage Agreement between the Republic
of the Philippines and Japan, the Philippine Government has committed itself to provide the necessary
facilities and such other measures as may be needed for the protection of the life and property of the
Japanese salvagors;

Whereas, the Cabinet in its meeting on July 13, 1955, approved the creation of a working
committee to assist the National Shipyards and Steel Corporation in providing such facilities and/or
enforcing such measures; and

Whereas, to facilitate the salvage work and to insure the maximum safety of the Japanese salvage
teams, the working committee has recommended that all the living and operational quarters and
areas assigned to them in Manila, Cavite, Cebu, and elsewhere be declared off limits to civilians and
unauthorized persons in order to minimize, if not altogether avoid, unnecessary contacts, and thereby
prevent any possible untoward incident;

Now, therefore, pursuant to the authority vested in me by law, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President
of the Philippines, do hereby order that hereafter the living and operational quarters and areas assigned
to the Japanese salvage teams in Manila, Cavite, Cebu, and elsewhere in the Philippines are restricted
or off limits to all civilians and unauthorized persons for the entire duration of the salvage operations.

Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source : Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(10), 4907.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 133

FIXING THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF PADADA AND
HAGONOY, BOTH OF THE PROVINCE OF DAVAO

Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Davao and pursuant to the provisions
of section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, the boundary line between the municipalities of
Padada and Hagonoy, both of the province of Davao, is hereby fixed in accordance with the agreement
between the said municipalities, as follows:

From the mouth of the Padada River on the Davao Gulf following the course of said river
upstream until it meets the Bulatukan River; thence, following the course of the Bulatukan River
upstream until it reaches B. B. M. No. 18 located on said river; and thence, a straight line running due
west to the boundary line between the provinces of Davao and Cotabato. (Reference: Map prepared
and submitted by the office of the district engineer of Davao on August 16, 1955, based on the
Sta. Cruz Cadastre, B. L. Cadastre No. 275, scale 1:30,000.)

This order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(10), 4908.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 134

AMENDING SECTION 38 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 119 DATED JULY 1, 1955, ENTITLED
“PROVIDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTING DETAILS FOR REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 10,

ON ECONOMIC PLANNING”

Pursuant to the powers vested in me by Republic Act No. 997, as amended by Republic Act
No. 1241, 1, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, do hereby amend section 38 of Executive
Order No. 119, dated July 1, 1955, to read as follows:

This Order shall be deemed to have taken effect as of July 1, 1955.

Done in the City of Manila, this 24th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(10), 4908-4909.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 135

FURTHER AMENDING PARAGRAPH FIVE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. Ill DATED AUGUST
30, 1937, ENTITLED “PROHIBITING AND RESTRICTING THE PRACTICE OF NEPOTISM”

Paragraph Five of Executive Order. No. Ill dated August 30, 1937, as last amended by Executive
Order No. 114 dated May 13, 1955, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

“The following are exempted from the operation of these rules: persons employed in a
confidential capacity, teachers, physicians, members of the police forces in chartered cities and of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines, commissioned officers, enlisted men and civilian personnel of the
Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey: Provided, however, That in each particular instance full report
of such appointment shall be made to the President. The restriction mentioned in section 2 hereof
shall not also be applicable to the case of a member of any family who, after his or her appointment
to any position in an office or bureau, contracts marriage with someone employed in the same office
or bureau, in which event the employment or retention therein of both husband and wife may be
allowed.”

Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(10), 4909-4910.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 136

PRESCRIBING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE APPOINTMENT IN THE REGULAR
FORCE, PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE, OF RESERVE OFFICER PILOTS WHO ARE GRADUATES OF
THE PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE OR UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FLYING SCHOOLS

Whereas, Republic Act No. 1231 empowers the President to appoint in the Regular Force,
Philippine Air Force, in grades higher than second lieutenants, reserve officer pilots, not exceeding
thirty in number, who are graduates of the Philippine Air Force or United States Air Force Flying
Schools and who, upon their graduation from said schools, were qualified for appointment as second
lieutenants in the Regular Force under the provisions of Republic Act No. 291, and to prescribe the
rules and regulations therefor; and

Whereas, it is for the best interest of the military service that appointments and commissions
under Republic Act No. 1231 be made on a fair and equitable basis, with due regard to the
demonstrated fitness of reserve officer pilots to hold commissions in the Regular Force, as well as to the
necessity of affording reasonable security to officers now in the Regular Force;

Now, therefore, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, pursuant to the authority
vested in me by Republic Act No. 1231, do hereby prescribe the following rules and regulations:

Section 1. To be eligible for appointment and commission in the Regular Force pursuant to
Republic Act No. 1231, the reserve officer pilot must:

(a) Be a graduate of the Philippine Air Force Flying School or a United States Air Force Flying
School.

(b) Be a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, of good moral character, physically fit for general
military service, and not more than twenty-six years of age on the date of his graduation from the
Flying School.

(d) Have been on active commissioned status as of June 7, 1955.

Sec. 2. All officers who shall be appointed in the Regular Force pursuant to Republic Act No.
1231 and this Order shall be placed in the Philippine Air Force promotion list for regular officers, as
follows:

(a) Among officers who did not graduate together from the Philippine Air Force Flying School
or a United States Air Force Flying School, the officers with the longer length of active commissioned

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service shall be senior: Provided, That any period of active commissioned service prior to appointment
as aviation cadet shall not be credited for purposes of this Order.

(b) Officers who graduated together from either the Philippine Air Force Flying School or a
United States Air Force Flying School shall be inserted as a group according to their class standing
upon graduation in the promotion list existing at the time of their appointment, such that the least
ranking in that group shall be immediately above the most senior officer of the promotion list who
graduated from the Philippine Air Force Flying School or a United States Air Force Flying School later
than the group being inserted: Provided, That any officer of such group who was not immediately
commissioned in the Reserve Force upon graduation from the Flying School or who has not been on
continuous active commissioned service since graduation from the Flying School shall be inserted in
the promotion list immediately above the group of officers appointed pursuant to this Order whose
length of active commissioned service is less than or equal to his active commissioned service: Provided,
further. That officers appointed under the provisions of this Order shall not be inserted above any
officer who graduated ahead of them from the Philippine Air Force Flying School or a United States Air
Force Flying School unless such officer was deferred for promotion by a selection board.

(c) An officer shall be appointed in the grade for which he is eligible and qualified on the date
of his appointment in accordance with promotional policies for regular officers in effect on June 7,
1955: Provided, That such grade shall not be higher than the grade of the officer immediately below
whom he is inserted nor lower than the grade of the officer immediately above whom he is inserted.

Sec. 3. This Order shall take effect immediately and shall continue in operation until the
expiration of the two-year period provided for in Republic Act No. 1231.

Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(10), 4910-4911.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 137

ADJUSTING THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF MADRID, PROVINCE OF
SURIGAO, FROM FOURTH CLASS TO THIRD CLASS, THEREBY AMENDING EXECUTIVE
ORDER NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED TEN, DATED APRIL 14, 1955, RECLASSIFYING ALL

MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES

In view of the representations made by the Municipal Council of Madrid, province of Surigao, in
its Resolution No. 48, current series, and upon the recommendation of the General Auditing Office, the
classification of said municipality is hereby adjusted from fourth class to third class, thereby amending,
for this purpose, Executive Order No. 110, dated April 14, 1955, reclassifying all municipalities in the
Philippines.

Done in the City of Manila, this 17th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source : Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines.
Philippines, 51(10), 4912.

(1955). Official Gazette of the Republic

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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 138

TERMINATING THE COLLECTION OF TOLLS AT THE SIGMA TOLL BRIDGE,

PROVINCE OF CAPIZ

The total cost of the Sigma Toll Bridge, in the province of Capiz, plus interest at the rate of
4 per cent per annum, having been fully recovered, as certified in accordance with the provisions of
Act No. 3500, as amended, it is hereby ordered that the collection of tolls at the Sigma Toll Bridge be
terminated.

This Order shall take effect upon receipt of copy hereof by the Provincial Treasurer of Capiz.

Done in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, SI (10), 4912-4913.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 139

FURTHER AMENDING SECTION 38 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 119, DATED JULY 1, 1955,
ENTITLED “PROVIDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTING DETAILS FOR REORGANIZATION
PLAN NO. 10, ON ECONOMIC PLANNING” AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 134,

DATED SEPTEMBER 24, 1955

Pursuant to the powers vested in me by Republic Act No. 997, as amended by Republic Act
No. 1241, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, do hereby further amend section 38
of Executive Order No. 119, dated July 1, 1955, as amended by Executive Order No. 134, dated
September 24, 1955, to read as follows:

“Sec. 38. Administrative actions required by Reorganization Plan No. 10 and by this Executive
Order shall be effected within 120 days from the date of effectivity of the Order: Provided, That
sections 32 to 37 hereof shall not take effect pending the adoption of the Reorganization Plans and
Implementing Details for the Department of Finance, but in no case beyond June 30, 1956; and
Provided further. That section 4 hereof relative to the organization of the subordinate personnel
of the National Economic Council and of the different units thereof shall be effected not later than
December 31, 1955.”

This Order shall take effect as of July 1, 1955.

Done in the City of Manila, this 25th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(11), 5531.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 140

DEFINING THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION OF THE LAND TENURE
ADMINISTRATION AND PROVIDING FOR ITS COOPERATION AND COORDINATION
WITH THE OTHER LAND REFORM AGENCIES

Whereas, Republic Act 1400 provides for a chairman and two members of the Land Tenure
Administration and three divisions, the Legal Staff, the Technical Staff, and the Financial Staff without
defining the responsibilities of each of these officials nor the functions to be performed by each of the
divisions.

Whereas, it will promote efficiency and effect economy to delineate the functions to be performed
by each of the divisions as well as to create two more divisions, and to fix the individual responsibilities
of the Chairman and the two members of the Land Tenure Administration.

Whereas, with the organization of the Land Tenure Administration, there is a greater need for
formal cooperation and coordination among the different land reform agencies to integrate the land
reform program:

Now, therefore, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers
vested in me by the Constitution and the existing laws, hereby order and decree that:

1. The Chairman shall have administrative control and supervision over all the officials and
employees of the Land Tenure Administration including the two members when not sitting as members
of the Administration.

2. The Legal Staff shall be primarily charged with the performance of all the legal work, activities,
and functions of the Land Tenure Administration.

3. The technical Staff shall be primarily charged with those activities directly connected with
the process of establishing the desirability of purchasing landed estates and their sale to tenants of
the public; the compilation and analysis of statistics and survey reports of all the other land reform
agencies as well as the preparation of the plans for the systematic opening of virgin land of the public
domain and the preparation of schedules of areas of family size farm units.

4. The Survey Services Staff shall be primarily charged with the performance of the surveying and
definition of land boundaries both in terms of land to be purchased and the subsequent subdivisions to
be sold.

5. The Financial Staff shall be primarily charged with economic evolution and the issuance and
control of land purchase certificates.

6. The Collection and Accounts Staff shall be primarily charged with the handling of “accounts
due” the Administration arising from the sale or lease of lands to tenants and shall keep the actual

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records on the status of every sale on which there remains monies due the government plus cash
receipts.

7. The Chairman and the two members shall each be responsible for proper functioning and
administration of the division assigned to them by the Chairman.

8. The Chairmen of the Land Tenure Administration and the Agricultural Tenancy Commission,
together with the Administrators of the ACCFA and NARRA shall work out in writing a plan of
cooperation and coordination which will effect economy and provide for a more effective, complete,
and integrated implementation of the land reform program of the government.

9. This order shall take effect immediately.

Done at the City of Manila, this 6th day of December in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(12), 6029-6030.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 141

CREATING A SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

In order to coordinate the work and efforts of scientists and technologists in the Philippines to the
end that our country and people may derive greater benefits from achievements in the field of science
and technology, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, do hereby create a Science Advisory
Committee composed of the following:

Dr. M. V. Arguelles, Science Foundation of the Philippines Chairman and Science

Liaison Officer

Dr. Juan Salcedo, Jr., Institute of Science and Technology Member

Dr. Vidal A. Tan, National Research Council Member

Dr. Eduardo Quisumbing, Philippine Association for the

Advancement of Science Member

Dr. Ramon R. Angeles, Philippine Confederation of Professional

Organizations Member

The Committee shall advise the President on the solution of problems requiring scientific and
technical knowledge and on the implementation of the provisions of the Constitution relating to
the promotion of scientific research and inventions and to the creation of scholarships in science for
specially gifted citizens.

Done in the City of Manila, this 8th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(12), 6030-6031.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 142

ANNEXING A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE TERRITORY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF
DINAIG, PROVINCE OF COTABATO, TO THE NEWLY CREATED MUNICIPALITY OF UPI IN

THE SAME PROVINCE

Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Cotabato and pursuant to the provisions
of section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, that portion of the territory of the municipality of
Dinaig, province of Cotabato, which comprises the following named places, hereafter to be known as
barrios is hereby segregated from said municipality and annexed to the newly created municipality of
Upi, same province:

1 .

Nuro

15. Kibleg

29.

Romogaob

Bungkog

16. Durugao

30.

Resa

Tinungcaan

17. Blinsung

31.

Renti

Kibucay

18. Mateber

32.

Rifao

Pura

19. Borongotan

33.

Lapaken

Renebe

20. Tambak

34.

Basak

Riga

21. Nangi

35.

Sinipak

Bugabungan

22. Biarong

36.

Meti

Pinansaran

23. Ganasi

37.

Laguitan

10.

Kinitaan

24. Luoy

38.

Bayabas

11.

Kabakaba

25. Lamud

39.

Kinemi

12.

Rimpes

26. Pilayan

40.

Bungo

13.

Tubuan

27. Nalkan

41.

Ranao

14.

Kindal

28. Capilit

42.

Mairab

The municipality of Upi whose territory is being increased herein shall be separated from the
municipality of Dinaig by a line described as follows:

Beginning from Manangula Point on the seacoast an imaginary straight line in an easterly
direction towards kilometer post No. 174 (also known as 21) on the Cotabato-Nuro road; thence in
a southeasterly direction to the point where the Cefaran Creek crosses the Nuro-Dalican road; and
thence in a southerly direction to the point where the boundary line between the municipalities of
Lebak and Datu Piang meets the southern boundary of the municipality of Dinaig. (Reference: Map
of the municipality of Dinaig. Scale: 1:250,000, submitted by the Highways District Engineer of
Cotabato.)

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This Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 16th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 51(12), 6031-6032.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 143

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 36, DATED MAY 22, 1954, ENTITLED “CREATING A
SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO ADMINISTER THE RURAL RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT SAN

LUIS, PAMPANGA”

Executive Orde No. 36, dated May 22, 1954, entitled “Creating a Special Committee to
Administer the Rural Reconstruction Project at San Luis, Pampanga” is hereby amended so as to make
the composition of said special committee as follows:

Mr. Conrado Benitez ....

Mr. Ricardo Labez

Col. Nicanor Jimenez ...

Mr. Carlos Manacop ....

Mr. Fernando Tiongson
Mr. Wilfredo Macapagal

This Order shall take effect as of June 1, 1954.

Done in the City of Manila, this 19th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

Chairman
Executive Director
Liaison member and adviser on
psychological warfare
Member
Member
Member

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines.
Philippines, 51(12), 6032-6033.

(1955). Official Gazette of the Republic

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 144

AUTHORIZING THE DESIGNATION OF PERSONNEL OFFICERS IN THE DEPARTMENTS,
BUREAUS, OFFICES, AND AGENCIES OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND DEFINING

THE DUTIES OF SUCH OFFICERS

Whereas, the realization of the objectives of the Government depends in large measure on the
enthusiasm, cooperation, and loyalty of its officers and employees;

Whereas, personnel management is a responsibilty not only of the central personnel agency but
also of the line officials, whether in a department, bureau, offices or agency, because the latter officials
are accountable for the success of the program of their organizations;

Whereas, to enable line officials to develop the enthusiasm and secure the maximum cooperation
and loyalty of the officers and employees under them and thus improve the efficiency and morale
of government personnel, it is necessary that they be assisted by competent persons who shall be
responsible for personnel management; and

Whereas, there is necessity for placing personnel work on a more objective and scientific basis
conformably with the spirit of the constitutional precept on the merit system as well as in the interests
of dynamic and progressive leadership in the field of public administration;

Now, therefore, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by law, do hereby authorize the designation of a Personnel Officer in each department,
bureau, office, or agency of the National Government pending the creation of a regular and permanent
position for personnel officer, as follows:

1 . Each department, bureau, office, or agency of the National Government shall have a personnel
officer who, subject to the authority of the head of department, bureau, office, or agency, as the case
may be, and to the regulations to be promulgated by the Commissioner of Civil Service, shall be
responsible for personnel management and the maintenance of effective liaison with the Bureau of
Civil Service.

2. The personnel officer of the department shall be designated by the head of department
concerned from among the qualified officers and employees of the department, and the person so
designated shall perform the duties of personnel officer without additional compensation.

3. The personnel officer of a bureau, office, or agency shall be designated by the chief of the
bureau, office or agency, as the case may be, from among the qualified officers and employees of said
bureau, office, or agency, and the person so designated shall perform the duties of personnel officer
without additional compensation.

4. To be eligible for designation as personnel officer of a department, bureau, office or agency,
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such a degree, must have taken courses in public administration, personnel management, organization
and management, or similar courses; must have qualified in a personnel technician examination or its
equivalent; and must have had experience in personnel administration for at least five years or must
have been chief or assistant chief of a division or held the position of equal rank for the same period.

5. The duties of a personnel officer are as follows:

(a) He shall perform such duties as the Commissioner of Civil Service may require in connection
with examinations, investigation, appointments, promotions, and other personnel matters.

(b) He shall assist in the development and formulation of policies and instructions in all areas of
personnel management, subject to the approval of the head of department, bureau, office, or agency, as
the case may be, and in accordance with the Civil Service Law and Rules.

(c) He shall assist selecting and/or appointing officials in evaluation of applicants and process
appointments, promotions, and other actions for compliance with the Civil Service Law and Rules.

(d) He shall advise management in matters involving employee relations and morale.

(e) He shall advise employee and supervisors on problems involving human relations.

(/) He shall sponsor suggestion programs and other means of securing employee participation in
work management; arrange for adequate health services and recreational and other activities.

(g) He shall assist supervisors in the development and formulation of performance standards and
evaluation.

(b) He shall assist in staff training and development.

(i) He shall inform employees of the rights and obligations arising from their employment.

(/') He shall keep record of personnel.

(k) He shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be required in the interest of
employee efficiency and morale.

6. Copies of the order designating the Personnel Officers shall be furnished the Department Head
concerned and the Commissioner of Civil Service.

Done in the City of Manila, this 19th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines.
Philippines, 51(12), 6033-6035.

(1955). Official Gazette of the Republic

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 145

WAIVING THE ADDITIONAL PROGRESSIVE TAXES TO BE COLLECTED FROM,
AND PAID BY, PROPRIETORS AND OPERATORS OF CERTAIN SUGAR MILLS FOR
THE CROP YEARS 1953-1954 AND 1954-1955

Whereas, some of these centrals have been operating at a loss, and others at profits which are
inconsiderable; and

Whereas, the imposition of the additional progressive taxes on these centrals would be unduly
oppressive and, in a few instances, even confiscatory in effect;

Now, therefore, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, do hereby waive the
additional progressive taxes to be paid by the proprietors and operators of the following sugar mills
for the 1954-1955 crop year under section 2 of Commonwealth Act No. 567:

1. Ormoc Sugar Company, Inc., subject to the condition that the central shall continue to give its
planters transportation allowances as provided for in the revised milling contract between the central
and its planters.

2. Bogo-Medellin Milling Co., Inc., provided that improvements were made by the central
in the 1954-1955 crop year amounting to P400,000 and that for the 1955-1956 crop year project
improvements amounting to approximately P500,000 shall be made to increase the capacity of the mill
and factory.

3. Asturias Sugar Central, Inc., provided that the planters’ participation shall be increased to
57V2 per cent.

4. Central Azucarera Don Pedro

5. Central Azucarera del Norte

6. Hind Sugar Company, provided that 55 per cent of the equivalent of the progressive tax shall
be paid by the central to its planters as additional benefits.

The additional progressive taxes for the crop years 1953-1954 and 1954-1955 are also waived
for the Central Santos Lopez Co., Inc., provided that the planters’ participation shall be increased as
follows until the planters’ participation will have reached 60 per cent effective the crop year 1957-1958
as provided for in the 10-year contract between the central and the planters:

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56 per cent for the crop year 1954-1955;

57 per cent for the crop year 1955-1956;

58% per cent for the crop year 1956-1957; and
60 per cent effective the crop year 1957-1958.

Done in the City of Manila, this 21st day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(1), 1-2.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 146

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 298 DATED AUGUST 12, 1940, ENTITLED
“PRESCRIBING THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OF CONTRACTS, REQUIRING PUBLIC
BIDDING BEFORE ENTERING INTO NEW CONTRACTS, AND PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS
THEREFORE,” BY INSERTING THE FOLLOWING AS THE FOURTH PARAGRAPH THEREOF

However, highway district engineers, city engineers, or project engineers can make direct
purchases with any known company in their respective province, or in nearby provinces, of spare parts
for machinery and equipment used in public works which are of the make of the company and at its
prices, less the usual discount extended to government offices and another discount for cash purchases,
provided that if such purchases exceed P3,000.00 per month, prior authority shall be secured from the
Secretary of Public Works and Communications; and, provided, further, that in all cases the approval
of the Auditor General or his authorized representative shall be secured before such direct purchases
are made.

Done in the City of Manila, this 27th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(1), 2-3.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 147

REVOKING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 124 DATED AUGUST 25, 1955, AS AMENDED BY
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 125 DATED SEPTEMBER 6, 1955, SEGREGATING THE BARRIO
OF BICOS FROM THE MUNICIPALITY OF RIZAL, PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA, AND
ANNEXING THE SAME TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF LLANERA, SAME PROVINCE

Pursuant to the powers vested in me by law, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines,
do hereby revoke Executive Order No. 124 dated August 25, 1955, as amended by Executive Order
No. 125 dated September 6, 1955, segregating the barrio of Bicos from the municipality of Rizal,
province of Nueva Ecija, and annexing the same to the municipality of Llanera, same province.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 28th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source : Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(1), 3.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 148

CREATING A NATIONAL HOUSING COUNCIL TO ADVISE THE PRESIDENT OF THE
PHILIPPINES ON HOUSING MATTERS

Whereas, the development of low-cost housing is an essential segment of the national effort to
accelerate the country’s economic and social development;

Whereas, the functions of the People’s Homesite and Housing Corporation, the Home Financing
Commission, the Rehabilitation Finance Corporation, the National Planning Commission, and the
National Economic Council are inextricably linked with housing problems; and

Whereas, the coordination and integration of the varrious efforts towards the improvement
of housing facilities by way of home-building and slum clearance, not only in the cities but also in
our small communities, would make these efforts more effective and their results more lasting for the
benefit of our people;

Now, therefore, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers
vested in me by law, do hereby create a National Housing Council, to be composed of a representative
each from the People’s Homesite and Housing Corporation, the Home Financing Commission, the
National Planning Commission, the Rehabilitation Finance Corporation, and the National Economic
Council, the Chairman of which shall be designated by the President. The Council shall perform the
following functions:

1. To advise the President of the Philippines on proper policies or measures which will render
more effective the plans and programs of the government in promoting the construction of family-
owned homes and rebuilding homes destroyed during the war;

2. To recommend to the President the enactment of necessary legislation aimed at the creation of
local housing authorities that will plan and promote slum-clearance and public low-cost rental housing
in the principal cities all over the country;

3. To advise the President on the necessity of legislation for the raising and allocation of funds to
promote private housing through aided self-help in the small communities as well as to make possible
low-rental public housing for low-income groups in principal cities and for research into the most
effective use of local raw materials for housing and other constructions;

4. To assist the President in evaluating existing housing projects or programs and in determining
how such projects or programs may be accelerated or improved; and

5. To make recommendations on such other matters as the President may, from time to time,
submit for study and consideration.

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The National Housing Council is hereby authorized to call upon any department, bureau, office,
agency, or instrumentality of the Government for such assistance or information as may be needed to
carry out its duties and functions.

Done in the City of Manila, this 28th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(1), 4-5.

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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 149

TERMINATING THE COLLECTION OF TOLLS AT THE BANCAG TOLL BRIDGE,

PROVINCE OF ABRA

The total cost of the Bancag Toll Bridge, in the province of Abra, plus interest at the rate of
4 per cent per annum, having been fully recovered, as certified in accordance with the provisions of
Act No. 3500, as amended, it is hereby ordered that the collection of tolls at the Bancag Toll Bridge be
terminated.

This Order shall take effect upon receipt of copy hereof by the Provincial Treasurer of Abra.

Done in the City of Manila, this 28th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(1), 5.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 150

MODIFYING THE RATES OF IMPORT DUTY PROVIDED UNDER THE PHILIPPINE TARIFF

ACT OF 1909, AS AMENDED

Pursuant to the powers vested in me by Republic Act Number Nine hundred and eleven, as
amended by Republic Act Number Eleven hundred and ninety-six, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of
the Philippines, do hereby direct and order:

SECTION 1 . The articles specifically listed hereunder as classified under the Philippine Tariff Act
of 1909, as amended, shall pay the following rates of import duty:

Tariff

Paragraph

No.

Description of Article

Rate of
duty

1. Marble:

ex ( b ) In slabs, sawed or chiseled, polished or not, but without ornamentation ad val. 150%

4. Asbestos cement roofing sheets ad val. 85%

6. Earths; gross weight:

ex (a) Portland cement 100 kilos $2.75

10. Ceramic tiles, gross weight:

( b ) Glazed, whether vitrified or not, enameled, ornamented or decorated 100 kilos $12.00

28. Wrought iron and steel, gross weight:

ex ( b ) Concrete or reinforcing bars (except crucible steel), plain round, corrugated, square or flat,
from 6.3 millimeters to 31 .6 millimeters in diameter, not cut to measure, perforated or riveted or

fastened together 100 kilos $3.25

Provided, That bars or rods not exceeding fifteen millimeters in diameter and steel known
as “bamboo steel,” classified under clause ( b ) of this paragraph, shall not pay a less rate of

duty than ad val. 15%

34. Wrought iron or steel wire:

ex (a) Barbed wire ad val. 40%

ex (e) Staple wire, for paper fastening (except those covered or coated with gold or silver) . ad val. 55%

38. Common wire and finishing nails, 2.54 centimeters or more in length ad val. 50%

43. Shotguns, 12 gauge ad val. 70%

43. Rifles, .22 caliber ad-val. 135%

44. Manufactures of terneplate or tin plate:

ex (a) Crown caps, plain, painted, varnished, or japanned ad val. 60%

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ex (a) Paper file fasteners, plain, painted, varnished, or japanned ad val. 80%

ex (b) Crown caps, covered, coated or combined with other metals or materials (except gold or

silver) kilo $0.60

and ad val. 70%

45. Manufactures not otherwise provided for, in which wrought iron or steel is the component material of
chief value:

ex (a) Air rifles, .177 caliber, plain, painted, varnished, or japanned, or covered or coated with lead,

tin, or zinc ad val. 70%

ex (b) Air rifles, .177 caliber (except those covered or coated with gold or silver) ad val. 75%

48. Manufactures not otherwise provided for, in which copper or alloys thereof is the component material
of chief value:

ex (a) Air rifles, .177 caliber, plain, polished, varnished, painted, tinned, or japanned ad val. 70%

ex (b) Air rifles, .177 caliber (except those covered or coated with gold or silver) ad val. 75%

59. Pigments and paints not otherwise provided for:

ex (c) Water paints, dry ad val. 65%

ex (d) Ready mixed paints, in liquid or paste ad val. 100%

ex (d) Enamel paints, in liquid or paste ad val. 100%

63. Wax crayons ad val. 85%

63. Pencils of paper or wood, filled with lead or other materials, pencils of lead gross $0.75

and ad val. 30%

65. Polishing, dressing, cleaning, and preserving preparations, for shoes and leather ad val. 145%

68. Inorganic acid:

ex (a) Hydrochloric (muriatic) and sulphuric, commercial, gross weight 100 kilos $3.50

70. Hydroxide of sodium (caustic soda):

(a) Commercial, gross weight 100 kilos $5.00

72. Inorganic salts:

(b) Calcium hypochloride (chloride of lime ad val. 100%

ex (c) Calcium carbide, gross weight kilo $0.08

75. Chemical recharges, foam type ad val. 55%

75. Active dry yeast ad val. 75%

75. Chemical recharges, soda-acid type ad val. 100%

75. Calcium hypochloride solution ad val. 100%

75. Chlorine kilo $0.1214

and ad val. 80%

84. Toilet soap ad val. 35%

87. Cassava starch for industrial purposes, gross weight 100 kilos. $3.00

90. Matches and match sticks of all kinds, including weight of immediate containers kilo. $0.72y2

94. Fishing nets ad val. 60%

103. Cotton terry towelling, subject to the provisions of Rule Six kilo. $2.50

104. Towels manufactured of pile fabrics kilo. $1.40

and ad val. 60%

105. Knitted goods, subject to the provisions of Rule Six:

(a) In the piece

ex (b) In socks

ad val. 65%
ad val. 110%

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Provided, That any article classified under this paragraph, embroidered, shall be dutiable

as such, with a surtax of 30%

computed upon the ascertained amount of duty under the corresponding clause thereof.

119. Gunny sacks each $0.14

120. Textiles of hemp, flax, aloe, jute, and vegetable fibers, not otherwise provided for, plain, twilled, or
damasked, weighing thirty-five kilos., or more per one hundred square meters having —

(a) Up to ten threads, used for bagging and baling, weighing forty-five kilos., or more per one $0.10

hundred square meters kilo.

(b) The same, weighing from thirty-five to forty-five kilos, per one hundred square meters ... kilo. $0.20

Provided, That any textile classified under this paragraph, bleached, half bleached, 15%
stamped, or printed, shall be dutiable as such, with a surtax of

Provided, further, That any textile classified under this paragraph, manufactured with dyed 25%
yarns, shall be dutiable as such, with a surtax of

121 . The same, weighing from twenty to thirty-five kilos., per one hundred square meters, having —

(a) Up to ten threads, used for bagging and baling kilo $0.20

Provided, That any textile classified under this paragraph, bleached, half bleached, 25%
stamped, or printed, shall be dutiable as such, with a surtax of

Provided, further, That any textile classified under this paragraph, manufactured with dyed 40%
yarns, shall be dutiable as such, with a surtax of

146. Textiles and manufactures of rayon and other synthetic textiles:

ex ( b ) Socks, wholly or in chief value of rayon and other synthetic textiles ad val. 110%

Provided, That textiles containing threads of rayon or other synthetic textiles, in which the
number of such threads, counted in the warp and weft, exceeds one-fifth of the total number
of threads composing the textiles, shall be dutiable under this paragraph, any provision of the
Philippine Tariff Act to the contrary notwithstanding.

148. Paper, pasteboard, cardboard, bristol board, strawboard and pulpboard, white or colored, not otherwise

provided for:

ex (a) Writing paper, bond paper and tablet paper, plain, ruled, or padded, but not printed .. ad val. 40%

ex (a) Chipboard, boxboard and pasteboard, plain, ruled, or padded, but not printed kilo. $0.09

and ad val. 75%

ex (a) Kraftboard, plain, ruled, or padded, but not printed kilo. $0.09

and ad val. 75%

ex (a) Wallboard, plain, ruled, or padded, but not printed sq. m. $0.22V4

and ad val. 75%

167. Straw for manufacturing purposes, rushes, vegetable hair, genista, osiers, bamboo, broomcorn, rattan,

reeds, piths, not otherwise provided for:

(d) Rattan, split or stripped, bleached or not kilo. $0,221/2

and ad val. 100%

182. Pianos ad val. 250%

183. Phonographs records each $0.50

and ad val. 80%

185. Stencil sheets valued at $0.90 or less per 24 sheets 24 sheets $0.40

and ad val. 60%

185. Stencil sheets valued at more than $0.90 per 24 sheets ad val. 30%

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ex 185. Typewriter ribbons ready for use spool $0.15

and ad val. 75%

190. Electric and electrotechnical machinery, apparatus, and appliances:

ex (a) Storage batteries each $9.6214

and ad val. 75%

ex (a) Battery plates ad val. 100%

ex (a) Incandescent bulbs, from ten watts to three hundred watts with voltage ranging from six volts 150%

to three hundred volts ad val.

ex (a) Fluorescent lamps, straight type, from fourteen watts to forty watts ad val. 150%

ex (b) Air conditioners ad val. 70%

ex (b) Refrigerators ad val. 130%

191. Engines, tenders, motors, steam boilers, pumps, and machinery; diving suits; common tools,
implements and apparatus; detached parts therefor; not otherwise provided for; shafting and gearing:

ex (a) Shovels of iron, steel or wood ad val. 35%

ex (a) Fire extinguishers, foam type and soda-acid type, of iron, steel or wood ad val. 80%

ex (b) Fire extinguishers, foam type and soda-acid type, of other materials ad val. 80%

ex 204. Hams and bacon, dry, cured, or smoked, not preserved in cans, including weight of immediate $45.00

containers 100 kilos.

Provided, That salt used for the packing of any article classified under this paragraph shall be
dutiable under clause (c) of paragraph seventy-two.

ex 207. Sausages, Bilbao type, canned or potted kilo. $1.8814

and ad val. 80%

ex 222. Vermicelli, including weight of immediate containers 100 kilos. $25.00

230. Vegetables, pickled;

(b) In small or retail packages, including weight of immediate containers kilo. $0.30

Provided, That no article classified under clause ( b ) of this paragraph shall pay a less rate 200%
of duty than ad val.

242. Coffee:

(a) Roasted, ground or not, gross weight 100 kilos. $50.00

ex 253. Tomato catsup kilo. $0.42

and ad val. 75%

274. Fans, of all kinds ad val. 350%

ex 278. Celluloid, including weight of immediate containers:

ex (b) Eyeglass frames kilo. $5.00

Provided, That no article classified under clause (b) of this paragraph shall pay a less rate 300%

of duty than ad val.

290. Caoutchouc and gutta-percha:

ex (a) Camelback, of soft rubber, for recapping worn out tires, gross weight kilo $0.70

and ad val. 50%

ex (b) Soft rubber bands ad val. 215%

303. Materials, substances, and articles not otherwise provided for:

ex (c) Plastic eyeglass frames ad val. 300%

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Sec. 2. All articles dutiable under the Philippine Tariff Act of 1909, as amended, not specifically
included in the foregoing list shall pay, in addition to the existing rates of import duty thereon, an
incremental duty amounting to thirty (30) per centum of such rates.

Sec. 3. “United States articles” shall be subject to the percentage rates of those prescribed in
sections 1 and 2 above in accordance with the revised trade agreement between the Philippines and the
United States made effective pursuant to Proclamation No. 216 dated November 28, 1955.

Sec. 4. The articles for which rates of import duty are established herein shall also be subject to
the general rules of the Philippine Tariff Act of 1909, as amended.

Sec. 5. This Order shall take effect after 12:00 o’clock midnight of December 31, 1955. All
dutiable articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, in the Philippines, for consumption after
12:00 o’clock midnight of the above-mentioned date shall pay the rates of duty herein prescribed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 31st day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(1), 6- 11.

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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 151

READJUSTING THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PROVINCE OF ZAMBALES FROM

SECOND CLASS TO FIRST CLASS

Pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act Numbered One hundred thirty and in the public
interest, the classification of the province of Zambales is hereby readjusted, in accordance with section
one of Act Numbered Three thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, as amended by Act Numbered
Four thousand two hundred and sixteen, from second class to first class, on the basis of its average
annual revenue during the three consecutive fiscal years ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four as certified by the General Auditing Office.

The classification herein made shall take effect as of July 1, 1954.

Done in the City of Manila, this 31st day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(1), 11.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 152

CREATING THE BARRIOS OF MABINIT AND BAGACAY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF

LEGASPI, PROVINCE OF ALBAY

Pursuant to the provisions of section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, there are hereby
created in the municipality of Legaspi, province of Albay, two barrios to be known as the barrios of
Mabinit and Bagacay to consist respectively of the sitios with the same names of the barrios of Bogna
and Homapon of said municipality.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila this 31st day of December, in the year of Our Lord nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(1), 12.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 153

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 7 DATED JANUARY 7, 1954, ENTITLED
“CREATING THE PEACE AND AMELIORATION FUND COMMISSION”

The fifth paragraph of Executive Order No. 7 dated January 7, 1954, creating the Peace and
Amelioration Fund Commission, is herey amended to read as follows:

Said funds shall be ( 1 ) for the purchase of loose firearms and such other arms and equipment as
can be used to resist the violent elements in accordance with the provisions of Republic Acts Nos. 486
and 482; (2) for the compensation or additional members of the Armed Forces to be employed in the
peace campaign; (3) for indemnity to the heirs of those who may die or receive injuries in line of duty;
(4) for other relief and assistance to civilians who may be engaged in the peace campaign; (5) for aid
in the protection of the civilian population in case of emergency; (6) for payment of cash rewards to
civilians or to members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and in case of their death in action
to their immediate relatives, subject in the latter cases to the prior approval of the President of the
Philippines, for the surrender, capture, or killing or for information leading to the capture or killing
of leaders of the dissidents and subversive organizations or for such other assistance rendered directly
in connection with the current peace and order campaign and for intelligence, counter-intelligence,
and psychological warfare expenses of the Department of National Defense; and (7) for payment of
expenses in connection with investigation of complaints filed with the Office of the President against
the manner the various executive departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, instrumentalities, and
government-owned or controlled corporations are performing the duties entrusted to them by law,
or complaints against the acts, conduct or behaviour of any officer or employee thereof. The amounts
collected shall be alloted by authority of the President of the Philippines, upon the recommendation
of the Chairman of the Commission, the Treasurer of the Commission and the Commissioner of the
Budget. All the contributions and disbursements of the Commission shall be audited by the Auditor
General or his representative in accordance with law.”

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Done in the City of Manila, this 31st day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1955). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(1), 12-13.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 154

SEGREGATING THE SITIO OF DELABAYAN FROM THE MUNICIPALITY OF KOLAMBUGAN
AND ANNEXING THE SAME TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF KAUSWAGAN, BOTH IN THE

PROVINCE OF LANAO

Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Lanao and pursuant to the provisions
of section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, the sitio of Delabayan of the municipality of
Kolambugan, province of Lanao, is hereby segregated from said municipality and annexed, to the
municipality of Kauswagan, same province.

This order shall take effect as of November 15, 1955.

Done in the City of Manila, this 4th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(1), 13-14.

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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 155

CONFERRING CABINET RANK UPON THE PRESS SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, do
hereby elevate the Press Secretary to the President to the rank of a Member of the Cabinet, with all the
rights, honor, and privileges pertaining to that position.

Done in the City of Manila, this 6th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(1), 14.

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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 156

ABOLISHING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANNING COUNCIL, TRANSFERRING
ITS ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, RECORDS, FUNDS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES TO THE
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND PLACING THE SAME UNDER THE SUPERVISION AND
CONTROL OF A PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

In order to implement a coordinated community development program throughout the
Philippines, encourage greater local autonomy, and provide an effective planning and coordinating
machinery therefor, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in
me by law, do hereby order:

Section 1. The Community Development Planning Council created by Executive Order No. 57
dated August 16, 1954, is hereby abolished and its administrative staff, records, funds, equipment, and
supplies are transferred to the Office of the President and placed under the supervision and control of a
Presidential Assistant on Community Development to be appointed by the President of the Philippines.

Sec. 2. The Presidential Assistant on Committee Development shall act for and in behalf of the
President in all matters pertaining to community development, and shall:

(1) Plan and implement the President’s community development program in barrios,
municipalities, and chartered cities, and coordinate and integrate the activities of all and each of the
departments and offices of the Government engaged in community development in order to increase
their effectiveness, achieve maximum benefits, and avoid duplication and overlapping of activities:

(2) Promote the organization of Community Development Councils at the provincial and
municipal levels, and Barrio Councils according to law;

(3) Develop a grants-in-aid program to stimulate participation of barrio citizens in community
development;

(4) Recommend to the President legislation contributing to the economic and social betterment of
the rural areas, and the strengthening of local government;

(5) Perform such other functions as the President may assign to him.

Sec. 3. The Presidential Assistant on Community Development is hereby authorized to issue such
directives, rules, and regulations as he may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this Order.
He may secure the services of officers and employees of any department, bureau, office, agency, or
instrumentality of the Government whose assistance he may require in accomplishing his purposes.
The Presidential Assistant shall fix minimum qualifications for and shall train, maintain, and supervise

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such personnel appointed by the President as may be required at the national, provincial, municipal,
and barrio levels to carry out his functions.

Sec. 4. There shall be organized in each province and municipality a Community Development
Team consisting of as many of the following as may be available: community development officers,
agriculturists, home demonstrators, social welfare workers, doctors, nurses, midwives, and sanitary
inspectors, public works foremen, and other technicians. For purposes of community development, the
work of such teams shall be coordinated by the Provincial and Municipal Community Development
Officers who shall be responsible to the Presidential Assistant on Community Development.

Sec. 5. For purposes of this Order, community development shall be defined as a process designed
to create conditions of economic and social progress for the whole community with the active
participation and largely upon the initiative of the community.

Sec. 6. The Presidential Assistant on Community Development is hereby authorized to execute
for and in behalf of the Republic of the Philippines deeds of conveyances or lease contracts covering
such real or personal property as he may deem necessary in pursuance of his functions.

Sec. 7. Executive Order No. 57 dated August 16, 1954, is hereby repealed and the provisions
of this Order shall supersede the provisions of any other Executive Order, administrative rule or
regulations which are inconsistent herewith.

Done in the City of Manila, this 6th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(1), 14-16.

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OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 157

CREATING A COMMITTEE TO CHOOSE A PARCEL OF VACANT LAND OF THE
GOVERNMENT IN THE CITY OF MANILA AS SUITABLE SITE FOR A NATIONAL THEATER
AND TO PREPARE AN APPROPRIATE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OR PLAN THEREFOR

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines,
do hereby create a committee to choose a suitable site from among the vacant lands of the government
in the City of Manila for the erection of a National Theater for music, drama, and other forms of
theatrical exhibitions for art and culture. The Committee shall be composed of the following:

Mr. Federico Elizalde Chairman

Hon. Florencio Moreno, Secretary of Public Works and Communications Member

Mr. Anselmo T. Alquinto, Director of Planning Member

Hon. Raul S. Manglapus, Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Member

Dr. Eduardo Quisumbing, Director of National Museum Member

Mr. Juan Nakpil Member

Mr. Eugenio J. Puyat Member

Rev. Father James B. Reuter, Rector, Ateneo de Manila Member

The Committee shall determine the type of building that will be constructed as a National
Theater. For this purpose, it is hereby authorized to call upon competent and civic-minded persons
within or outside the Government for assistance in the preparation of the architectural design and plan
of the proposed building. If necessary, it may conduct an open competition for the selection of the most
appropriate design or plan that will be adopted for the construction of said building.

The Committee shall submit its report and recommendations to the President of the Philippines as
soon as possible.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 13th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(1), 16-17.

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RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 158

REVOKING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO 634, ISSUED ON OCTOBER 26, 1953, CREATING THE
MUNICIPALITY OF VICTORIA IN THE PROVINCE OF BOHOL

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by law, and in the interest of the public welfare, I, Ramon
Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, hereby revoke Executive Order Numbered six hundred thirty-
four, issued on October 26, 1953, creating the municipality of Victoria in the province of Bohol.

Done in the City of Manila, this 16th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKO, JR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(1), 17-18.

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OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 159

TERMINATING THE COLLECTION OF TOLLS AT THE DAGUITAN TOLL BRIDGE,

PROVINCE OF LEYTE

The Daguitan Toll Bridge in the province of Leyte, constructed under Act No. 3500, as amended,
having been in operation as a toll bridge, for more than the 15-year period originally allowed under
section 1 of said Act, the collection of tolls at the said bridge should be, as it is hereby, terminated.

This Order shall take effect upon receipt of copy hereof by the Provincial Treasurer of Leyte.

Done in the City of Manila, this 17th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARIANO YENKOJR.

Assistant Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(1), 18.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 160

RECREATING THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF KASIBU IN THE
PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA

Pursuant to the provisions of section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, the former municipal
district of Kasibu in the province of Nueva Vizcaya which, together with the other municipal districts,
was abolished by Executive Order No. 368 dated November 11, 1950, is hereby recreated.

The municipal district of Kasibu, as herein recreated, shall begin to exist upon the appointment
and qualification of the mayor, vice-mayor, and a majority of the councilors thereof.

This modified accordingly Executive Order No. 368, series of 1950, mentioned above.

Done in the City of Manila, this 1 9th day of January, in the year of Our Lord nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(1), 18-19.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 161

CHANGING THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF HAMTIC AND
SAN JOSE, BOTH OF THE PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE

Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Antique and pursuant to the provisions of
section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, the boundary line between the municipality of Hamtic
and the municipality of San Jose, both of the province of Antique, as originally fixed in Executive
Order No. 3, series of 1954, is hereby changed as follows:

From a point on the south bank of Malandog River running northeasterly in a straight imaginary
line to B.B.M. No. 9 located about 15 meters southeast of Malandog Bridge; thence following approx-
imately the same direction to B.B.M. No. 10; thence, to B.B.M. No. 11; thence, in a southeasterly
direction, also in an imaginary straight line to B.B.M. No. 8; and thence in an easterly direction to
B.B.M. No. 9 on the Sibalom-Hamtic boundary line. (Reference: Map traced from the Index Maps of
the San Jose Cadastre, certified true and correct by the municipal secretary of Hamtic on July 19, 1954,
scale: 1:80,000.)

This amends accordingly Executive Order No. 3, series of 1954, creating the municipality of
Hamtic.

The change herein made shall take effect as of November 9, 1955.

Done in the City of Manila, this 25th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(2), 557.

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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 162

PROHIBITING THE SLAUGHTERING OF CARABAOS FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS

In order to carry out effectively the provisions of Republic Act No. 11 and to conserve our work
animals for agricultural purposes, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:

1. The slaughtering of carabaos for a period of six months from January 31, 1956, is hereby
prohibited.

2. The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources and all public officials concerned are
hereby enjoined not to issue during said period any permit for the slaughtering of carabaos.

Done in the City of Manila, this 30th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 163

CREATING PROVINCIAL, CITY, MUNICIPAL, AND BARRIO COMMITTEES TO LEAD THE
CELEBRATION OF THE RIZAL CENTENARY IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES

Whereas, the First Centenary of the birth of Jose Rizal, apostle of Filipino nationlism, martyr,
and hero, which is the subject of Executive Order No. 52 dated August 10, 1954, should be celebrated
on a nationwide scale; and

Whereas, the First Centenary of the birth of Jose Rizal, religious creeds, should be given full
opportunity to take part in the celebration of said centenary;

Now, therefore, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers
vested in me by law, do hereby create Provincial, City, Municipal, and Barrio Centennial Committees
to lead the celebration of the Rizal centenary in their respective communities.

The Jose Rizal Provincial Centennial Committee shall be composed of the Provincial Governor,
as chairman; the Superintendent of Public Schools, as vice-chairman; and the Provincial Treasurer, the
District Engineer, the Superintendent of Private Schools, the members of the Provincial Board, and two
representatives of civic or cultural associations in the province, as members.

The Jose Rizal City Centennial Committee shall be composed of the Mayor as chairman; the
Vice-Mayor as first vice-chairman; the Superintendent of Public Schools as second vice-chairman; and
the following as members: the City Treasurer, the City Engineer, the City Physician, the members of the
City Council, two representatives of the Parent-Teacher Association, and representatives of cultural
and civic organizations not exceeding three in number.

The Jose Rizal Municipal Centennial Committee shall be composed of the Mayor as chairman;
the Vice-Mayor as first vice-chairman; the Supervisor of Public Schools as second vice-chairman; the
Municipal Treasurer, Municipal Councilors, and two representatives of the Parent-Teacher Association,
as members.

The Jose Rizal Barrio Centennial Committee shall be composed of the Councilor of the barrio
as chairman; the Barrio Lieutenant as first vice-chairman; the Principal Teacher of the Barrio Public
School as second vice-chairman; and two members of the Parent-Teacher Association, and six citizens
to be chosen by the other members, as members.

These Provincial, City, Municipal, and Barrio Centennial Committee shall lead the celebration
of the Rizal Centennial in their respective communities. They shall coordinate their activities with
those of the Jose Rizal National Centennial Commission in Manila in order that the Filipino people
will act in unison in carrying out a most successful celebration and achieving a most comprehensive
understanding of Jose Rizal as a man and as an ideal.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 30th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(2), 558-559.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 164

CONDONING THE TAXES ON ALL REAL PROPERTIES LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPAL
DISTRICT OF LUUK, PROVINCE OF SULU

Whereas, the military operations from 1950 to 1955 against dissidents for the restoration of
peace and order in the province of Sulu resulted in the failure of crops and other losses to real property
owners in the municipal district of Luuk, same province;

Now, therefore, and the public interest so requiring, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by section 53 of Commonwealth Act No. 470, as
amended by Commonwealth Act No. 534, do hereby remit the taxes and penalties on all real properties
which have not yet been sold at public auction for tax delinquency, located in the municipal district of
Luuk, province of Sulu, due from 1950 to 1955, inclusive.

Done in the City of Manila, this 11th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(2), 560.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 165
CREATING THE NATIONAL FIRE CONTROL COUNCIL

Whereas, destructive and dangerous fires occur frequently in the country, rendering people
homeless and destitute and resulting in serious economic loss to the nation; and

Whereas, the planning; study, and adoption of efficient and modern methods of preventing and
fighting fires are essential for the safety of the people and the protection of their properties;

Now, therefore, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers
vested in me by law, do hereby create a National Fire Control Council composed of the following:

General Chairman To be designated by the President

Executive Secretary To be designated by the General Chairman

Group I (Government)

The General Manager of the National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority Group Chairman

A representative of the Department of Public Works and Communications, to be

designated by the Secretary thereof Member

A representative of the Department of Education, to be designated by the Secretary

thereof Member

A representative of the Department of Commerce and Industry, to be designated by

the Secretary thereof Member

A representative of the Philippine Constabulary to be designated by the Chief

thereof Member

A Provincial or City Fiscal, to be designated on rotation by the General Chairman

upon recommendation of the Secretary of Justice Member

Group II (Professionals)

The Chief of the Manila Fire Department Group Chairman

A fire fighting expert from any chartered city other than the City of Manila, on

rotation, to be designated by the General Chairman Member

A chief of a municipal fire department, on rotation, to be designated by the General

Chairman upon the recommendation of the Group Chairman Member

A military fire marshal, to be designated by rotation by the General Chairman upon

recommendation of the Group Chairman Member

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A professional arson investigator, to be designated by the General Chairman upon

recommendation of the Group Chairman Member

Group III (Safety)

The Executive Director, Philippine Safety Council Group Chairman

A representative of the Department of Labor, to be designated by the Secretary

thereof Member

A representative of the Safety Services of the Philippine National Red Cross, to be

designated by the Red Cross Manager Member

A representative of the architectural or engineering associations, to be designated,
on rotation, by the General Chairman upon recommendation of the Group

Chairman Member

A Chief of a Chartered City Police Department, on rotation, to be designated by the

General Chairman upon recommendation of the Group Chairman Member

Croup IV (Fire Insurance)

The Chairman, Manila Fire Insurance Association Group Chairman

The Manager, American Foreign Insurance Association Member

A representative of a local fire insurance firm to be designated by the Group

Chairman Member

The Manager, American International Underwriters (Philippines) Member

A representative of a fire insurance company operating in the Philippines, other than

local or American, to be designated, by the Group Chairman Member

Group V (Civic)

The President, Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines Group Chairman

The President, National Federation, of Women’s Clubs in the Philippines Member

The President, American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines Member

The President, Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Industries Member

The President of the Philippine Chamber of Industries Member

Presiding Officer of Rotary, Lions, or Jaycees, on rotation every calendar year, to
be designated by the General Chairman upon recommendation of the Group
Chairman Member

The Council, which shall meet at the call of the General Chairman, shall have the following
duties:

(a) To cause the investigation of the origin and causes of all fires and to gather statistical data on
fires, for purposes of analysis;

(b) To study ways and means of preventing fires and the spread of fires;

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(d) To arouse the inhabitants of the Philippines to the necessity of combating and preventing
fires by appealing to their sense of individual responsibility through the newspapers, radio, posters,
or other means of dissemination and teaching of principles of fire prevention in schools and other
institution;

(e) To cooperate with the authorities concerned in the adoption of such measures as may
be necessary for the effective supervision and regulation of the manufacture distribution, storage,
and possession of petroleum, gas, acetyline, dynamite, gunpowder, explosives, blasting supplies, or
ingredients thereof, and other highly combustible matter;

(/) To form in every provincial capital, a Provincial Fire Board, and in every chartered city, a
City Fire Board, to be composed of the district engineer or city engineer, as chairman, the provincial
Constabulary commander or chief of police, the chief of the fire department, and the provincial
treasurer or city treasurer, and the division or city superintendent of schools, as members, for
the following purposes; (1) to inspect factory buildings, institutions, and other structures and to
recommend to the proper authorities the removal or remodeling of those which are considered fire
hazards so as to provide sufficient protection against fires, and the spread of fires; (2) to recommend
the adoption of suitable building codes or ordinances requiring fire walls, firebreaks, or other fire-
prevention measures; (3) to encourage and check upon the implementation of existing ordinances or
regulations pertaining to fire prevention; and (4) to investigate the causes of fires and to render report
promptly to the National Fire Control Council;

(g) To encourage the observance in every municipality and chartered city of Fire Prevention
Week;

(h) To dovetail its activities with those of the National Civil Defense Administration created
by Republic Act No. 1190, known as the Civil Defense Law, in so far as the objectives and
functions of these two organizations are compatible with each other, for the good of the civilian
population; and

(i) To submit from time to time to the President of the Philippines its report and recommendations.

The General Chairman and the Group Chairman, as members, will constitute an executive
committee which shall be the governing body of this Council.

The General Chairman may appoint such sub-committees composed of members of the Council
as may be necessary.

All officers and employees of the different departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, and
instrumentalities of the National Government and those of the provinces, cities, municipalities, and
other political subdivisions are hereby enjoined to cooperate with the Council in the performance of
its functions and, with the approval of the corresponding Head of Department, shall, when necessary,
render such services as the Council may assign to them.

Executive Order No. 259 dated August 30, 1949, as amended, is hereby revoked.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 27th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(3), 1179-1182.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 166

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 116 DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 1937,
BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL EXCEPTIONS THERETO

Pursuant to the provisions of Act Numbered four thousand one hundred eleven, I, Ramon
Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, do hereby amend Executive Order No. 116 dated September 1,
19S7, by prescribing the following additional exceptions thereto:

(1) The Armed Forces of the Philippines Base Shop is authorized to undertake rebuild, repair,
and manufacturing work for all Philippine government and semi-government agencies, United States
government agencies, as well as provincial, city, and municipal governments of the Philippines.

(2) The terms of payment for service as contemplated above shall be in cash on completion or
delivery of service.

(3) The requirements, however, of the Armed Forces of the Philippines for such service as
contemplated above shall have a higher priority than those of other Philippine government and semi-
government agencies, United States government agencies, as well as provincial, city, and municipal
governments of the Philippines.

(4) The Armed Forces of the Philippines Base Shop is further authorized to transfer, at rebuild
cost, equipment rebuilt from salvage materials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to all Philippine
government and semi-government agencies, United States government agencies, as well as provincial,
city, and municipal governments of the Philippines.

Done in the City of Manila, this 29th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(3), 1182-1183.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 167

TERMINATING THE COLLECTION OF TOLLS AT THE CALUMPANG RIVER BRIDGE,

PROVINCE OF BATANGAS

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, do
hereby terminate the collection of tolls at the Calumpang River Bridge, province of Batangas, provided
that, that part of the cost of the construction of said bridge taken from the revolving fund created by
Act No. 3500, as amended, plus interest, shall be paid from the share of the province of Batangas from
the Highway Special Fund, as provided for in section 11 of Republic Act No. 917.

Done in the City of Manila, this 15th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source : Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(3), 1183.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 168

TERMINATING THE COLLECTION OF TOLLS AT THE JALAUD TOLL BRIDGE,

PROVINCE OF ILOILO

The total cost of the Jalaud Toll Bridge, in the province of Iloilo, plus interest at the rate of
5 per cent per annum, having been fully recovered, as certified in accordance with the provisions of
Act No. 3500, as amended, it is hereby ordered that the collection of tolls at the Jalaud Toll Bridge be
terminated.

This Order shall take effect upon receipt of copy hereof by the Provincial Treasurer of Iloilo.

Done in the City of Manila, this 17th day of March, in the year or Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(3), 1184.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 169

ORGANIZING THE SITIO OF DAHA-DIOT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN ISIDRO,
PROVINCE OF LEYTE, INTO A REGULAR BARRIO

Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Leyte and pursuant to the provisions
of section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, the portion of the territory of the municipality
of San Isidro, province of Leyte, known as the sitio of Daha-diot, is hereby constituted into an
independent barrio under the name of Daha-diot. This reduces accordingly the territory of the barrio in
the municipality of San Isidro to which the sitio of Daha-diot now belongs.

The changes herein made shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 24th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(4), 1849.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 170
FIXING OFFICE HOURS DURING THE HOT SEASON

Pursuant to the provisions of section 564 of the Revised Administrative Code, the office hours
of all government departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government,
including the provincial, city, and municipal governments and all corporations owned or controlled
by the Government, during the period from April 2 to June 15, 1956, both dates inclusive, are hereby
reduced to five continuous hours which shall be from eight o’clock in the morning to one o’clock in
the afternoon. The provisions of this Order shall not apply to the offices in the City of Baguio, whether
national, provincial, or municipal.

This Order shall not oblige the Head of any department, bureau, or office to reduce as herein
provided the office hours in his department, bureau, or office, but leaves the same to his discretion
subject to the requirements of the service and provided that the usual volume of work is not diminished
by the reduction of office hours.

Done in the City of Manila, this 28th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(4), 1849-1850.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 171

ANNEXING CERTAIN BARRIOS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF PONTEVEDRA TO THE
MUNICIPALITY OF MA-AYON, BOTH IN THE PROVINCE OF CAPIZ

Pursuant to the provisions of section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, the barrios
of Alasaguing, Dulu-an, Ngalan, and Parallan of the municipality of Pontevedra, province of Capiz, are
hereby segregated from said municipality and annexed to the municipality of Ma-ayon, same province.

This order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 28th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines.
Philippines, 52(4), 1850-1851.

(1956). Official Gazette of the Republic

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 172

CREATING THE BARRIO OF MAYMATAN IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF GOA,
PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR

Pursuant to the provisions of section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, that portion
of the territory of the municipality of Goa, province of Camarines Sur, known as Maymatan, is
hereby constituted into a regular barrio to be known as the barrio of Maymatan. The barrio in the
municipality of Goa to which the sitio of Maymatan presently belongs shall have the same territory
minus that comprised in the sitio of Maymatan.

The changes herein made shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 28th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(4), 1851.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 173

CREATING CERTAIN BARRIOS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF NAUJAN,
PROVINCE OF MINDORO ORIENTAL

Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Mindoro Oriental and pursuant to the
provisions of section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, there are nereby created in the
municipality of Naujan, province of Mindoro Oriental, the following barrios:

1. Kalinisan —

To consist of the sitios of Lagarian and Kalinisan of barrio Estrella.

2. Mabini —

To consist of the sitios of Mabini Proper and Butas na Munti of barrio Estrella, and
Bungahan of barrio San Agustin.

3. Antipolo —

To consist of the sitios of Antipolo Proper and Alakan of barrio San Jose, and Bahay of
barrio Estrella.

4. Concepcion —

To consist of the sitios of Catmon and Laylay of barrio San Jose, and Recudo and Hamopol
of barrio Bancuro.

5. Melgar —

To consist of the sitios of San Jose No. 2 Proper, San Miguel, Bingkong, Papangkil and
Makapili of barrio San Jose.

6. Montelago —

To consist of the sitios of Pungaw, Tigbao, Balangibang, Bambang na Malaki, and Bambang
na Maliit of barrio San Jose.

7. Masaging —

To consist of the sitios of Masaging Proper, Itaas, and Mainit of barrio San Jose.

8. Herrera —

To consist of the sitios of Bagakay, Tuhod, and Taguan of barrio San Jose.

9. Montemayor —

To consist of the sitios of Lugta, Bolinawan, Buhay na Tubig and Bulok-Bulok of barrio
San Jose.

10. San isidro —

To consist of the sitios of Calaquimay and Dao of barrio San Agustin.

1 1 . Sta. Isabel —

To consist of the sitios of Mapantat and Malibago of barrio San Agustin.

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12. Laguna —

To consist of the sitios of Balansig and Inilawan of barrio Bancuro.

13. Bayani —

To consist of the sitios of Bathala, Patao, Sukot, and Silangan Pulta of barrio Bancuro.

14. Santiago —

To consist of the sitios of Malalim na Sapa, Sampalok, Tabang na Malaki, and Walog of
barrio Pinagsabangan.

15. Motoderaso —

To consist of the sitios of Palsahingin, Matunas, Narra, and Talon of barrio Pinagsabangan.

16. Pinagsabangan —

To consist of the sitios of Pinagsabangan 2 Proper, Madao, and Toll Bridge of barrio
Pinagsabangan.

17. Malinao —

To consist of the sitios of Malinao Proper, Bankuangan, and Kalingag of barrio
Pinagsabangan.

18. San Carlos —

To consist of the sitios of Malarayap, Isla, and Pantaonan of barrio Pinagsabangan.

19. Pagkakaisa —

To consist of the sitios of Mag-balite, Butangka, and Daligdigan of barrio Pinagsabangan.

20. Bagong Buhay —

To consist of the sitios of Mapalo 1, Mapalo 2, and Panusuan of barrio Pinagsabangan.

21. Adrialuna —

To consist of the sitios of Balud 2, Makatok-Naujan, South of Balud River of barrio
San Agustin.

22. San Pedro —

To consist of the sitios of Balud 3, Malapakyao, and Patay na Sapa of barrio San Agustin.

23. Malaya —

To consist of the sitios of Kasilihan, Nangris, Pinagkamaligan, and west of Balud Creek of
barrio San Agustin.

24. San Antonio —

To consist of the sitios of Salangat, Kanipisan, Patay na Ilog, and Kanluran ng Mag-asawang
Tubig of barrio Nag-iba.

25. Nag-iba —

To consist of the sitios of Pinahan Proper and Tarigay Amilig of barrio Nag-iba.

26. Bacungan —

To consist of the sitios of Bacungan Proper, Ilaya, and Ibaba of barrio Nag-iba.

27. Gamao —

To consist of the sitios of Gamao Proper and Bayodbod of barrio Nag-iba.

28. Buhangin —

To consist of the sitios of Buhangin Proper, Ibaba, and Ilaya of barrio Nag-iba.

29. Pinahan —

To consist of the sitios of Pinahan Proper and Tarigay of barrio Mag-asawang Tubig.

30. Barcenaga —

To consist of the sitios of Barcenaga Proper and Amugis of barrio Mag-asawang Tubig.

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31. Sta. Maria —

To consist of the sitios of Bolbog, Kuwatris, Bagong Silang, Mabuhay, Dauhan, and Sinbag
of barrio Mag-asawang Tubig.

32. Apitong —

To consist of the sitios of Apitong Proper, Bacuron, Balanakan, and Tiyayo of barrio Mag-
asawang Tubig.

33. Sto. Nino —

To consist of the sitios of Maibon and Dayapan of barrio Mag-asawang Tubig.

34. Sampaguita —

To consist of the sitios of Balbuticaan, Hacienda, and Paying of barrio Mag-asawang Tubig.

35. San Nicolas —

To consist of the sitios of Pamasyawan, Tibanglin, and Tigkan of barrio Mag-asawang Tubig.

36. General Esco —

To consist of the sitios of Karumagit, Old Inarawan, and Tuwiran of barrio Mag-asawang
Tubig.

37. Del Pilar —

To consist of the sitios of Goob Proper of barrio Mag-asawang Tubig.

38. Mulawin —

To consist of the sitios of Pulang Lupa and Barukan of barrio Mag-asawang Tubig.

39. Malvar —

To consist of the sitios of Bagtao, Arangin, and Calapan Lumber of barrio Mag-asawang
Tubig.

40. Inarawan —

To consist of the sitios of Inarawan Site, Tarugin, and Silangan Ilog Bagto of barrio Mag-
asawang Tubig.

41. Tagumpay —

To consist of the sitios of Reservation, Apitong 2, and Putik of barrio Mag-asawang Tubig.

42. Aurora —

To consist of the sitios of Aurora Proper, Makaukang, San Luis, and Bayog of barrio Mag-
asawang Tubig.

43. Evangelista —

To consist of the sitios of Anuling, Kalawang, and Paitan of barrio Mag-asawang Tubig.

The barrios of Estrella, San Agustin, San Jose, Bancuro, Pinagsabangan, Nag-iba, and Mag-
asawang Tubig shall have their present territories minus those comprised in the sitios included in the
barrios being created herein.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

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Done in the City of Manila, this 28th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(4), 1852-1855.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 174

MERGING THE BARRIO OF NASULI-A OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANINI-Y WITH
THE MUNICIPALITY OF DAO, BOTH IN THE PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE

Pursuant to the provisions of section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, the barrio
of Nasuli-a of the municipality of Anini-y, province of Antique, is hereby segregated from said
municipality and merged with the municipality of Dao, same province.

This amends accordingly Executive Order Numbered Two hundred fifty-three, series of nineteen
forty-nine, creating, together with another, the municipality of Anini-y referred to above.

This order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 3rd day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(4), 1855.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 175

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 73, DATED SEPTEMBER 30, 1954

The composition of the Special Committee to determine present and future real estate
requirements for the national defense program, created under Executive Order No. 73, series of 1954,
is hereby amended as follows:

The Secretary of National Defense Chairman

The Secretary of Justice Member

The Solicitor General Member

The Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines Member

The Commanding General, Philippine Air Force Member

The Flag Officer in Command, Philippine Navy Member

Done in the City of Manila, this 4th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(4), 1856.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 176

FIXING THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF MILAGROS AND
CAWAYAN, BOTH OF THE PROVINCE OF MASBATE

Pursuant to the provisions of section Sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, and public
welfare so requiring, the boundary line between the municipalities of Milagros and Cawayan, both of
the province of Masbate, is hereby fixed as follows:

From the point where the main course of the Malbug River crosses the southwestern boundary
of the municipality of Uson, downstream to the point at the mouth of said river midway between the
opposite banks; and thence running into the Asid Gulf in a straight imaginary line passing through a
point midway between the island of Guinluthangan in the municipality of Milagros and the island of
Namanoc in the municipality of Cawayan.

This further amends Executive Order Numbered Two hundred forty-four, series of 1949, as
amended by Executive Order Numbered Six hundred sixty-two, series of 1953.

Done in the City of Manila, this 27th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source : Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(5), 2461.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 177

TERMINATING THE COLLECTION OF TOLLS AT THE LAJAB TOLL BRIDGE,

PROVINCE OF CAPIZ

The total indebtedness of the Lajab Toll Bridge, in the province of Capiz, including interest at the
rate of 5 per cent per annum, having been fully paid, as certified in accordance with the provisions of
Act No. 3500, as amended, it is hereby ordered that the collection of tolls at the Lajab Toll Bridge be
terminated,

This Order shall take effect upon receipt of copy hereof by the Provincial Treasurer of Capiz.

Done in the City of Manila, this 27th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956).
Philippines, 52(5), 2461-2462.

Official Gazette of the Republic

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 178

CREATING THE BARRIOS OF SAN ISIDRO AND UNION IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF UBAY, BOHOL

Pursuant to the provisions of section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, there are
hereby created in the municipality of Ubay, province of Bohol, two barrios to be known as the barrios
of San Isidro and Union to consist respectively of the sitios now known by the same names. The barrio
or barrios in the municipality of Ubay to which the sitios of San Isidro and Union presently belong shall
have the same territory or territories minus those comprised in said sitios which are herein organized
into independent barrios.

The changes herein made shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 7th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source : Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(5), 2462.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 179
RECLASSIFYING THE PROVINCE OF CATANDUANES

Upon the recommendation of the General Auditing Office and the Department of Finance
and pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act Numbered One hundred and thirty, the province of
Catanduanes is hereby reclassified as second class to take effect as of July 1, 1955, in accordance with
section one of Act Numbered Three thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, as amended by Act
Numbered Four thousand two hundred and sixteen, on the basis of its average annual revenue of
P292,251.39 or P92,251.39 more than the minimum requirement of P200,000 for a second class
province, during the five consecutive fiscal years ended June 30, 1955.

Done in the City of Manila, this 8th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(5), 2463.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 180

PRESCRIBING RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE ACQUISITION OF TITLES TO
FARM LOTS WITHIN THE MOUNT DATA NATIONAL PARK RESERVATION AND CENTRAL
CORDILLERA FOREST RESERVE, BOTH IN THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, DIRECTING
THE EVICTION OF THE ALIEN FARMERS WITHIN THESE TWO RESERVATIONS AND
PROSECUTION OF FILIPINO DUMMIES TOGETHER WITH THEIR ALIEN EXPLOITERS FOR
VIOLATION OF THE PUBLIC LAND, ANTI-DUMMY, AND INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS

In order to extend the policy of the Administration of providing land for the landless to the bona
fide vegetable farmers presently occupying and cultivating areas within the Mount Data National Park
and Central Cordillera Forest reservations in the Mountain Province, and at the same time to promote
soil, water, and forest conservation in said areas, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby promulgate the following rules and regulations in
pursuance thereof:

1. All Filipino vegetable farmers who have occupied and cultivated farm lots within the
reservations above mentioned shall be permitted to acquire title thereto in accordance with the Public
Land Act upon fulfillment of the following conditions:

(a) The claimant must completely improve and terrace the portion of land applied for by him
within three years from the date of this Order, otherwise the said parcel of land, or whatever portion of
it remains unimproved and unterraced at the end of this period, shall automatically revert to the public
domain.

(b) If the top or crown of a hill or mountain is more or less flat and level, but its slopes are steep
and rocky, the top shall be terraced, improved and cultivated to prevent soil erosion, while the steep
hillsides shall be planted to trees and/or paspallum grass and other vegetation cover.

(c) If the slopes of hills or mountains are of gentle grade while the mountain or hill tops are steep
and pointed, the sides should be terraced for cultivation while the peaks should be planted to trees and /
or paspallum grass and other vegetation cover.

2. At any time within three years from the date of this Order, the claimant may file the
corresponding application for the grant of title to him over the lot covered by his claim upon a form
and in the manner to be determined by the Director of Lands in accordance with the provisions of the
Public Land Act. The exclusion of the areas applied for from the said reservations shall be effected
before giving due course to said applications.

3. The determination as to whether any applicant for title grant to any parcel of land within the
Mount Data National Park and Central Cordillera Forest reservations is legally entitled to the issuance
thereof, shall be entrusted to a screening committee which shall make the proper recommendation
therefor. The Committee shall be composed of the following:

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A representative of the Director of Forestry

A representative of the Director of Lands

A representative of the Director of Soil Conservation

A private citizen of the region, to be named by the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources

4. Compliance with all the requisite conditions for the grant and issuance of title to the claimant
of a farm lot within the two reservations above mentioned shall be exacted even after grant and
issuance of title, which conditions shall be expressly stated therein. In eases of failure to do so, the lot
involved shall revert to the public domain.

5. All alien occupants and/or operators of farm lots within the Mount Data National Park and
Central Cordillera Forest reservations are hereby given until June 30, 1956, within which to vacate or
move out of the premises presently being occupied or cultivated by them, without prejudice to their
prosecution, together with their Filipino dummies, for any violation of the Public Land, Anti-Dummy
and Internal Revenue Laws.

6. The National Bureau of Investigation, the Anti-Dummy Board, the Department of Agriculture
and Natural Resources, and the Bureau of Internal Revenue are hereby directed to work jointly and
collaborate in the investigation and prosecution of aliens and Filipino dummies for any violation of the
Public Land, Anti-Dummy, and Internal Revenue Laws, arising from the occupation and/or operation
by aliens of farm lands within the aforesaid two reservations.

Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956).
Philippines, 52(5), 2463-2465.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 181

READJUSTING THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PROVINCE OF SULU FROM
FIRST CLASS TO FIRST CLASS-A

Pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act Numbered One hundred and thirty and in the interest
of the public service, the classification of the province of Sulu is hereby readjusted from first class
to first class-A, on the basis of its average annual revenue during the three consecutive fiscal years
ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-four as certified by the General Auditing Office, in
accordance with the graduated amounts established in section one of Act Numbered Three thousand
seven hundred and ninety-eight, as amended by Act Numbered Four thousand two hundred and
sixteen.

The classification herein made, shall take effect as of July 1, 1954.

Done in the City of Manila, this 15th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(5), 2465-2466.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 182

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 116 DATED JUNE 1 1, 1955, ENTITLED
“CREATING A COMMITTEE TO SCREEN AND AID DESERVING SQUATTERS AND
NEW SETTLERS IN BASILAN CITY”

The committee created in Executive Order No. 116 dated June 11, 1955, to screen and aid
deserving squatters and new settlers in Basilan City, shall be composed of the following:

1 . The District Forester Bureau of Forestry

2. The District Land Officer Bureau of Lands

3. The City Fiscal Basilan City

4. The Chief of Police Basilan City

5. The Chairman, Girl Scouts Basilan City

6. The President, Lions Club Basilan City

7. The President, Jaycees Basilan City

8. The Secretary to the City Mayor Basilan City

9. The Detachment Commander, P.C Basilan City

Executive Order No. 116 dated June 11, 1955, is amended accordingly.

Done in the City of Manila, this 25th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956).
Philippines, 52(6), 2945.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 183

CREATING CERTAIN BARRIOS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BILAR, PROVINCE OF BOHOL

Pursuant to the provisions of section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, there are
hereby created in the municipality of Bilar, province of Bohol, the following barrios:

1. Villa Suerte —

To consist of the sitio of Katague of barrio Owac.

2. Zamora —

To consist of the sitios of Duangon and Cadlum of the poblacion and Maslog of barrio
Campagao.

3. Rizal —

To consist of the sitios of Das-ai and Datag of barrio Owac and Can-oyang, and Cantomouad
(part) of barrio Subayon.

4. Bonifacio —

To consist of the sitios of Tawid, Antijon, and Cantang of barrio Cabacnitan.

5. Roxas —

To consist of the sitios of Santa Cruz, Caipa, and Tawid of barrio To-og.

6. Quezon —

To consist of the sitios of Guinlud-an and Linao of barrio To-og.

7. Riverside —

To consist of the sitios of Bunlak and Taytay of the poblacion.

8. Cambigsi —

To consist of the sitios of Cambigsi, Cambaliga, and Tinoc-an of barrio Bugang.

9. Bugang Norte —

To consist of the sitios of Luctob and Ilawod (northern part) of barrio Bugang.

10. Bugang Sur —

To consist of the sitios of Ilaya, Kumilao, and Ilawod (southern part) of barrio Bugang.

1 1 . Yanaya —

To consist of the southern part of the poblacion from the presidencia building and the sitio of
Ogpong of barrio Owac.

The barrios of Bugang, whose territory is being divided among the three barrios of Bugang
Norte, Bugang Sur and Cambigsi, and To-og, whose territory is being divided between the
two barrios of Roxas and Quezon, shall, as of the date this Order takes effect, cease to exist as
barrios. The barrios of Owac, Campagao, Subayon and Cabacnitan, and the poblacion, all of the

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municipality of Bilar, shall have their present territories minus those comprised in the sitios included
in the barrios being created herein.

This order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(6), 2946-2947.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 184

CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF DAGOHOY IN THE PROVINCE OF BOHOL

Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Bohol and pursuant to the provisions of
section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, there is hereby created in the province of Bohol
a municipality to be known as the municipality of Dagohoy to consist of the following barrios:

1. Colonia

2. La Esperanza

1. Caluasan

1. Mahayag

From the municipality of Carmen

3. San Vicente 5. Can-oling

4. Villa Aurora

From the municipality of Sierra-Bullones

2. San Miguel 3. Candelaria

From the municipality of Trinidad

2. Malitbog 3. Cagawasan

4. Sto. Rosario

From the municipality of Ubay

1. Babag

with the seat of government at the barrio of Colonia. The municipality of Dagohoy as herein organized
shall have the following boundaries:

From a point marked 1 at the middle of Canmanaga Bridge on the Carson-Trinidad road in a
straight line running S. 24° 00' E., 1,900 meters to a point marked 2 located at Cambitoc Hill; thence,
a straight line running S. 52° 45' E., 5,700 meters to a point marked 3 on top of Sampengen Hill
(called Bugtong Cawayan); thence, a straight line running S. 28° 50' W., 4,750 meters to a point
marked 4 which is BBM No. 23; thence, a straight line running N. 80° 05' W., 4,015 meters to a
point marked 5, which is BRN No. 18, thence, a straight line running S. 40° 10' W., 3,750 meters to
a point marked 6, which is corner No. 8 of lot 686-H-181605 of Honorate Abrau; thence, a straight
line running N. 50° 45' W., 5,150 meters to a point marked 7 which is corner 16 of lot 258-H-176125

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of Sixto Tiongson; thence, a straight line running H. 50° 45' W., 4,715 meters to a point marked 8
located on Ongo Hill; thence, a straight line running N. 8° 40' W., 1,510 meters to a point marked
9 located on Cansugob Forest; thence, a straight line running S. 87° 00' E., 2,925 meters to a point
marked 10, a corner of the Colonia Reforestation Project; thence, a straight line running N. 5° 00' E.,
390 meters to a point marked 11, a corner of the Colonia Reforestation Project; thence, a straight line
running N. 67° 00' E., 1,050 meters to a point marked 12, in the Colonia Reforestation Project; thence,
a straight line running N. 70° 00' E., 675 meters to a point marked 13 in the Colonia Reforestation
Project; thence, a straight line running N. 59° 00' W., 325 meters to a point marked 14, in the Colonia
Reforestation Project; thence, a straight line running N. 41° 00' W., 550 meters to a point marked 15
in the Colonia Reforestation Project; thence, a straight line running N. 23° 00' W., 550 meters to a
point marked 16 in the Colonia Reforestation Project; thence, a straight line running N. 22° 00' E.,
700 meters to a point marked 17 a corner of the Colonia Reforestation Project; thence, a straight line
running N. 8° 00' W., 525 meters to a point marked 18 a corner of the Colonia Reforestation Project;
thence a straight line running N. 44° 00' E., 725 meters to a point marked 19 a corner of the Colonia
Reforestation Project; thence a straight line running N. 46° 00' E., 450 meters to a point marked 20
a corner of the Colonia Reforestation Project; thence a straight line running N. 57° 30” E., 2,190
meters to a point marked 21 on the top of Camahangin Hill; thence, a straight line running S. 80° 45'
E., 5,100 meters to the point of beginning. (This description is based on the date shown in the sketch
of the proposed municipality of Dagohoy, scale 1.50,000, prepared and submitted by the Highway
District Engineer of Bohol in March, 1956.)

The municipalities of Carmen, Sierra Bullones, Trinidad, and Ubay shall have their respective
present territories minus the portions thereof which are included in the territory of the municipality of
Dagohoy, as delimited above.

The municipality of Dagohoy shall begin to exist upon the appointment and qualification of the
mayor, vice-mayor, and a majority of the councilors thereof and upon the certification by the Secretary
of Finance that said municipality is financially capable of implementing the provisions of the Minimum
Wage Law and providing for all the statutory obligations and ordinary essential services of a regular
municipality and that the municipalities of Carmen, Sierra-Bullones, Trinidad, and Ubay, after the
segregation therefrom of the barrios comprised in the municipality of Dagohoy, can still maintain
creditably their respective municipal governments, meet all their statutory and contractual obligations,
and provide for the essential municipal services.

Done in the City of Manila, this 21st day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956).
Philippines, 52(6), 2947-2949.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 185

ANNEXING TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN MIGUEL, PROVINCE OF LEYTE,
CERTAIN BARRIOS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BARUGO, SAME PROVINCE

Pursuant to the provisions of section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, and public
welfare so requiring, the barrios of Santa Rosa, Ibag, and Hinugayan, and such portion of the barrio
of Impo as has been declared and made a part of the municipality of Barugo, province of Leyte, under
Executive Order Numbered Three hundred seventeen, series of nineteen hundred and fifty, are hereby
segregated from said municipality and annexed to the municipality of San Miguel, same province.

This amends Executive Order Numbered Three hundred seventeen, series of nineteen hundred
and fifty, mentioned above.

Done in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of June, in the year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and
fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Executive Secretary

Source : Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(6), 2949.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 186

EXEMPTING THE CITY OF MANILA FROM EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 500 DATED MAY 2,
1952, ENTITLED “DIRECTING THAT ALL UNSERVICEABLE PROPERTY FROM WHICH
SCRAP METAL CAN BE DERIVED AND NO LONGER NEEDED BY THE GOVERNMENT,
ITS BRANCHES, AGENCIES, AND INSTRUMENTALITIES, BE TRANSFERRED, WITHOUT
COST, TO THE NATIONAL SHIPYARDS AND STEEL CORPORATION,” AS AMENDED BY
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 37 DATED MAY 22, 1954

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines,
do hereby exempt the City of Manila from the provisions of Executive Order No. 500 dated May 2,
1952, as amended by Executive Order No. 37 dated May 22, 1954, which directs that all unserviceable
property from which scrap metal can be derived and no longer needed by the Government, its
branches, agencies, and instrumentalities, be transferred, without cost, to the National Shipyards and
Steel Corporation.

Done in the City of Manila, this 24th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 187

TRANSFERRING THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF LILOY,
PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, FROM THE BARRIO OF LILOY TO THE BARRIO

OF TIMAN IN THE SAME MUNICIPALITY

Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Zamboanga del Norte and pursuant to
the provisions of section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, the seat of government of the
municipality of Liloy, province of Zamboanga del Norte, is hereby transferred from its present location
at the barrio of Liloy to the barrio of Timan in the same municipality.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 26th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(7), 3504.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 188
RECLASSIFYING THE PROVINCES OF THE PHILIPPINES

Pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act Numbered One hundred and thirty, the following
provinces are hereby reclassified as indicated herein, in accordance with the schedule provided in
section one of Act Numbered Three thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, as amended by Act
Numbered Four thousand two hundred and sixteen, on the basis of their average annual revenues
during the five consecutive fiscal years ended June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-five, as certified
by the General Auditing Office:

PROVINCES
First Class — A

Albay

Ilocos Sur

Nueva Ecija

Antique

Iloilo

Pampanga

Batangas

Isabela

Pangasinan

Bohol

Laguna

Quezon

Bulacan

Lanao

Rizal

Cagayan

La Union

Samar

Camarines Sur

Leyte

Sorsogon

Capiz

Masbate

Sulu

Cavite

Misamis Occidental

Surigao

Cebu

Misamis Oriental

Tarlac

Cotabato

Mountain Province

Zambales

Davao

Negros Occidental

Zamboanga del Norte

Ilocos Norte

Negros Oriental

First Class — B

Camarines Norte

Oriental Mindoro

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First Class

Agusan

Nueva Vizcaya

Romblon

Bataan

Palawan

Zamboanga del Sur

Second Class

Abra

Bukidnon Catanduanes Marinduque

Fourth Class

Batanes Occidental Mindoro

The classification herein made shall take effect on July 1, 1956.

Done in the City of Manila, this 9th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eleventh.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(7), 3504-3505.

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MALACANANG

RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 189

ANNEXING TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF PADRE GARCIA, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS,
A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE TERRITORY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ROSARIO,

SAME PROVINCE

Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Batangas and pursuant to the provisions
of section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, that portion of the barrio of Quiloquilo which has
remained within the jurisdiction of the municipality of Rosario, province of Batangas, in spite of the
organization of the municipality of Padre Garcia under Executive Order No. 279, series of 1949, as
amended by Executive Order No. 659, series of 1953, is hereby segregated from the municipality of
Rosario and annexed to the municipality of Padre Garcia.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

This further amends Executive Order No. 279, series of 1949, as amended.

Done in the City of Manila, this 9th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eleventh.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(7), 3505-350 6.

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MALACANANG

RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 190

MERGING THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF TAMBO IN THE PROVINCE OF NEGROS
ORIENTAL WITH THE MUNICIPALITY OF AYUNGON, SAME PROVINCE

Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Negros Oriental and pursuant to the
provisions of section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, the municipal district of Tambo
comprising the territory of the former settlement of Tambo, now referred to as Tambo proper, in the
province of Negros Oriental, hereinafter to be known as the barrio of Tambo, is hereby merged with
the municipality of Ayungon in the same province.

This order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 18th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eleventh.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(8), 3865.

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MALACANANG

RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 191

TERMINATING THE COLLECTION OF TOLLS AT THE BUCAO TOLL BRIDGE,

PROVINCE OF ZAMBALES

The total cost of the Bucao Toll Bridge, in the province of Zambales, plus interest at the rate of
5 per cent per annum having been fully recovered, as certified in accordance with the provisions of
Act No. 3500, as amended, it is hereby ordered that the collections of tolls at the Bucao Toll Bridge be
terminated.

This order shall take effect upon receipt of copy hereof by the provincial treasurer of Zambales.

Done in the City of Manila, this 18th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eleventh.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

FORTUNATO DE LEON

Executive Secretary

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1956). Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, 52(8), 3865-3866.

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President Ramon Magsaysay with Tobacco farmers, April 7, 1956.

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